The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and a community vigilante group have arrested three suspects at different locations in Katsina State for alleged involvement in the vandalism of transmission towers.

Two suspects were arrested at Sharifawa Village by a community vigilante on 16th January, 2023, for vandalizing Tower 238 (T238) while the NSCDC apprehended another vandal for destroying Tower 253 (T253) in Ganga-Gari Village, Daura Town.

The suspects who were charged to court have been remanded in prison custody pending their trial. 

This development which is coming as a huge relief to the Katsina Sub-Region, under the Kaduna Region of TCN as the region has suffered several cases of vandalism of transmission infrastructure. The arrest of the vandals is not unconnected to the recent appeal by the Management of TCN to security agencies, to beef up surveillance around transmission infrastructures across the country.