NSCDC launches manhunt for vandals who stole N1m armoured cable in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched a manhunt for a pack of suspected vandals who allegedly stole armoured cablegram worthy astir N1 cardinal from Government Unity School successful Ringim Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s spokesman, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, disclosed this successful a connection issued to newsmen connected Saturday.

He said the incidental reportedly occurred astatine astir 2 americium connected Thursday, July 30, 2026, erstwhile much than 10 suspected vandals invaded the schoolhouse premises and overpowered the information guards connected work earlier carrying retired the theft.

According to the NSCDC, the suspects vandalised and carted distant 12 metres of 75 mm² armoured cablegram connected to the school’s transformer, causing important harm to nationalist infrastructure.

The bid said the stolen cablegram was valued betwixt N900,000 and N1.05 million.

ASC Badruddeen said unit from the NSCDC Ringim Divisional Office responded promptly aft receiving a distress study and commenced preliminary investigations.

He said findings indicated that the suspects overpowered 3 information guards stationed astatine antithetic locations wrong the schoolhouse premises earlier fleeing with the cable.

Reacting to the incident, the NSCDC State Commandant, Muhammad Kabiru Ingawa, condemned the act, describing it arsenic a transgression onslaught connected captious nat...