Posted by Amarachi on Thu 19th Dec, 2024 - tori.ng
While two out of the three thieves escaped with their operational tricycle, the leader of the syndicate identified as Samuel, from Ebonyi State was apprehended by the Community Policing Vigilante.
A suspected electric cable thief has been apprehended by the Abia State Community Policing Vigilante while vandalizing power installations along Isi Court-Ikputu road in Isiala Ngwa area.
While two out of the three thieves escaped with their operational tricycle, the leader of the syndicate identified as Samuel, from Ebonyi State was apprehended by the Community Policing Vigilante.
The arrest of the suspect was made known by the Commander of Abia State Community Policing Vigilante in the area, K.C. Martins.
Martins, who said that efforts have been intensified by his men to arrest the two fleeing members of the criminal gang, commended Governor Alex Otti’s administration’s determination protecting the lives and property of the people in the State.
Confirming the arrest, the Commander of Abia State Community Policing Vigilante, Daniel Iheadindu charged his men to sustain their efforts in ridding Abia communities of criminal elements, even as he advised youths to shun crime and engage in legitimate occupations.