Four suspected railtrack vandals have been intercepted by a special squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Squad, ( NSCDC), known as the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, ( CG’s SIS), conveying large quantities of vandalized rail track iron concealed inside iron scrap in an articulated DAF truck, in Nasarawa state.
In announcing the arrest in a communique signed by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Babawale Afolabi, in Abuja, the agency said the four suspects have been taken into custody for further investigations and action.
The statement reads, “On August 14, 2023, about 1030hrs, the CG’s Special Intelligence Squad, who are on specialized operation to checkmate nefarious activities of rail line vandals, arrested four suspected vandals who disguised themselves as scavengers.
“It was later discovered that the suspects have vandalized rail track irons and concealed them inside scrap iron materials before loading the vandalized rail track irons into a truck that will convey them to the buyers.”
