{"id":13110,"date":"2026-11-09T11:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/fct-police-arrest-eight-suspected-vandals-recover-streetlight-poles\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:45:51","slug":"fct-police-arrest-eight-suspected-vandals-recover-streetlight-poles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/fct-police-arrest-eight-suspected-vandals-recover-streetlight-poles\/","title":{"rendered":"FCT police arrest eight suspected vandals, recover streetlight poles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"241\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FCT-police-arrest-eight-suspected-vandals-recover-streetlight-poles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"FCT Police Summon Farmers, Herders\u2019 Leaders Over Dabiri, Paiko Violence\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Kingsley Omonobi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of a vandalism gang and recovered five stolen streetlight poles in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects were arrested by police patrol operatives attached to the Central Police Station during a routine anti-crime operation in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement, saying the arrests were made at about 3am on October 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She identified the suspects as Sani Musa, Ashiru Adamu, Markus Joseph, Suleman Ibrahim, Jamilu Umar, Usman Aliyu, Uzairu Sani and Shafiu Bala.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adeh said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects belonged to a criminal gang allegedly involved in the vandalism and theft of public and private infrastructure across the FCT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She listed the affected areas as the Central Business District, Maitama, Wuse, Garki and Asokoro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFollowing their arrest, five long streetlight poles, cut at their base and suspected to have been stolen, were recovered from them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police spokesperson added that the suspects and recovered exhibits remained in police custody and would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Command urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious persons and activities to the nearest police station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also provided the following emergency contact numbers for reporting security concerns: 08032003913 and 08061581938.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/fct-police-arrest-eight-suspected-vandals-recover-streetlight-poles\/\">FCT police arrest eight suspected vandals, recover streetlight poles<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of a vandalism gang and recovered five stolen streetlight poles in Abuja. 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