Police arrest five suspects over alleged fraud, transformer vandalism, others in Yobe 

Five suspects person been arrested successful transportation with abstracted cases of fraud, vandalism of a assemblage transformer, and causing grievous wounded successful antithetic parts of Yobe authorities by operatives of the authorities constabulary command.

This was disclosed successful a property connection signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, and made disposable to newsmen connected Thursday.

According to the statement, operatives of ‘A’ Division Damaturu, connected 6th August arrested 2 suspects, Mohammed Sani, 26, of Zanna Zakarya Housing Estate, and Ali Isa Waziri, 25, of Waziri Ibrahim Housing Estate, implicit a fraud incidental reported connected 31st July, 2026.

“The suspects were alleged to person fraudulently obtained 1 carton of OBA Spaghetti and 2 fractional bags of parboiled atom from a store on Ajari–Gashua Road, Damaturu, aft an accomplice impersonated the complainant via a telephone call.

“The stolen nutrient items were recovered arsenic exhibits and probe is ongoing up of prosecution,” the connection added.

In different incident, Fika Divisional Police office received a study connected 6th August astatine astir 0800hrs that chartless persons vandalized a assemblage transformer and stole its powerfulness cable.

Following the report, constabulary operatives successful collaboration with assemblage members and vigilantes arrested Ibrahim Musa, 23, of Bizagula W...