Noted

Enemies of progress, kill them all.

Nice job by the police force. We want more of this. Let crime have no place in our society.
Can any good Samaritan help me with a job in Abuja no matter how menial and humbling it may be? Life after sch has been hell for me particularly been the first child & without parents. At the moment, I'm having suicidal thoughts. I am unable to feed, am starving. Pls help a brother I beg u in God's name. Thanks and remain blessed. Ame.

This looks like cook up stories to me.

Nigerian police I know can never go close to any group of persons with massive ammunition as these shown in the picture above..

bluefilm:
These are the type of people who prevent any meaningful progress in the country due to their vandalism.

Citizens are in pains and you are using their money to build infrastructure in Niger Republic, laying gas pipeline to Algeria, building refinery in Niger Republic and you expect them to smile? You are mad!

Rail lines will continually be vandalized, pipelines blown off if an average Nigerian can not live above poverty line.

Build our country not others with our resources.

Police and this their stupid act of displaying their guns on people's faces and claim they are the own, i can remember them doing that shit to my neighbor they arrested over false claims, though those fellas are criminals but it's not fare to display guns you never collected from them. police should stop that act is not fair

Some Nigerians are less than animals because even animals will not do this to public properties. This criminal should be jailed for life.

HABA, THAT'S TOO BAD, THE HEARTH OF A BLACK MAN IS JUST TOO WICKED.

DEBJOCH1:
HABA, THAT'S TOO BAD, THE HEARTH OF A BLACK MAN IS JUST TOO WICKED.

You are right, very wicked heart indeed. The guy should be made to spend the rest of his life in jail.

Biodun556:
Nigerians and government are like pot calling kettle black.

100%

Government will build something and you will carry your legs to vandalise and sell the tracks.

Are you not cursed like this?

nyiamfrank:
Citizens are in pains and you are using their money to build infrastructure in Niger Republic, laying gas pipeline to Algeria, building refinery in Niger Republic and you expect them to smile? You are mad!

Rail lines will continually be vandalized, pipelines blown off if an average Nigerian can not live above poverty line.

Build our country not others with our resources.

Continue supporting evil na.

I wonder why you are here on nairaland talking nonsense instead of stealing rail tracks yourself.

Don't tell me you are afraid of going to jail.

At least, the police will understand that there is a lot of hunger in the land.

Poverty line kee you there!!!

Onye ara.

Knowledge and wisdom

A pig won't know the worth of pearls

They are taking it to Niger naaa ...robbing Paul to pay Musa

33Solomonf:
PRESS RELEASE

RAIL TRACK VANDALISM: POLICE ARREST SYNDICATE IN BENUE

·As 36 notorious criminal suspects are arrested in sustained anti-crime operations

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a criminal syndicate responsible for recent economic sabotage and vandalism of rail tracks in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country. The arrest of the suspects follows deliberate efforts by the Force to contain and clampdown on perpetrators of recent incidents of rail tracks vandalism, carting away of critical locomotive equipment and other related economic crimes in some parts of the country. The arrested vandals are among a total of thirty-six (36) notorious criminal suspects arrested by the Police recently for offences of banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of illegal firearms, cultism, murder, economic sabotage, cybercrime, car snatching, etc.

The arrests were achieved as a result of sustained nationwide tactical, anti-crime operations by the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS) in the ongoing efforts aimed at stemming criminal activities particularly violent crimes in the country. Exhibits recovered in the operations include: 8 AK49 rifles, 3 AK47 rifles, 1 locally made rifle, 346 rounds of AK47 live ammunition, 24 live cartridges, 20 AK47 magazine, cash sum of One million, four hundred thousand (N1,400,000), vehicles – 2 Toyota Corolla (Abuja - RBC 653 AE and ABC 906 AG), 1 Toyota Camry, one 307 Peugeot (Abuja – BWR 920 HK), one 406 Peugeot and one Honda civic.

The suspects involved in the rail track vandalism, Idris Lawal ‘m’ 42years, Abdullahi Musa ‘m’ 29years and Usman Umar ‘m’ 22years were arrested following a coordinated intelligence-driven special operation on 27th May, 2021, which uncovered a warehouse in Gboko LGA of Benue State. A cordon and search operation conducted by the Police operatives on the building revealed different vandalized rail equipment, stolen rail installation racks, weld-shear, rail puller, other rail accessories and consumables. Further investigations by the Police team led to the interception of three (3) heavy-load trucks along Ikom-Ibom junction in Cross Rivers State. The trucks were fully loaded with vandalized rail items transported from the warehouse. Investigation is ongoing to identity the destination, the targeted criminal receivers, end-users and other suspects complicit in the crime.

Similarly, a 6-man notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate linked to several violent crimes in Ondo and Ekiti axis of the South-Western part of the country has been arrested. The arrest follows the trailing and arrest of one 60-year-old Umar Mohammed who has been on the wanted list of the Police for transporting firearms and ammunition on behalf of notorious criminals who have carried out major operations in the South-West States. Further investigations by the Police team led to the arrest of five (5) of his gang members – Umar Abubakar, 22yrs, Muhammed Bello, 52yrs, Sale Lawali, 25yrs, Usman Muhammed, 20yrs and Musa Ibrahim, 53yrs, all male - that utilize the weapons he provided to carry out series of kidnapping and armed robbery operations in the country.

Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has expressed confidence that no stone would be left unturned until all public spaces are reclaimed from criminal elements and a comfortable level of public safety and security achieved in all parts of the country. He enjoined citizens to continue to support the Police and the security community as they carry out the tasks of returning our country to the path of peace and security.

All the suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigations.


CP FRANK MBA

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA

Àboki and iron relationship dey inseparable

If trains were using the tracks, it would not have been destroyed. Stupid people.

Thegracefulness:
Most times I try as much as possible to ignore wanton debasing of the government’s “selfish” effort towards stabilizing the economy and providing necessary infrastructures. Because we are our own problems. Nigerians. The lot of us.
They don’t provide these basic amenities, you’d persecute them, call them olé. When they eventually, pitifully decided to do the right thing, enemies of progress and evildoers, haters of light—like these men would try tirelessly to undermine their efforts. All for selfish gains.

The monies realized from these sales, by looking at their heads, you can tell it would be wasted in beer parlours and on the bum-bum of maidens of unfair virtues.

Virtue signaling. They would not have removed them if it was being used. They removed it since the government have no use for them.

They are working for the Governor Ortom..
Criminal enterprise.

Akwamkpuruamu:
When fulani herdsmen bandits have destroyed their farmlands, what else do you expect them to do to earn a living

do u guys always have to justify crime?

egunna:
do u guys always have to justify crime?

Are you guys blind to the truth

this country na wa o

very bad .. ....

but why be say police always display gun in front of any person they catch?

KingsizeD:
I blame buhari for this.

how/why?bcs things are tough in the country?why are u also not in the dirty biz?u nor want money?hardship does not compel any1 to commit crime!only greed!!

Some of these criminals are just terrible. This act could derail a train & kill hundreds.

Maybe public execution by firing squad should be reintroduced to serve as deterrent...

Okay , thanks for the profound insight but I still blame buhari.

HRMK:
how/why?bcs things are tough in the country?why are u also not in the dirty biz?u nor want money?hardship does not compel any1 to commit crime!only greed!!

So these rail tracks vandals' criminal offence is among the "etc"

33Solomonf:
PRESS RELEASE

RAIL TRACK VANDALISM: POLICE ARREST SYNDICATE IN BENUE

·As 36 notorious criminal suspects are arrested in sustained anti-crime operations

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a criminal syndicate responsible for recent economic sabotage and vandalism of rail tracks in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country. The arrest of the suspects follows deliberate efforts by the Force to contain and clampdown on perpetrators of recent incidents of rail tracks vandalism, carting away of critical locomotive equipment and other related economic crimes in some parts of the country. The arrested vandals are among a total of thirty-six (36) notorious criminal suspects arrested by the Police recently for offences of banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of illegal firearms, cultism, murder, economic sabotage, cybercrime, car snatching, etc.

The arrests were achieved as a result of sustained nationwide tactical, anti-crime operations by the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS) in the ongoing efforts aimed at stemming criminal activities particularly violent crimes in the country. Exhibits recovered in the operations include: 8 AK49 rifles, 3 AK47 rifles, 1 locally made rifle, 346 rounds of AK47 live ammunition, 24 live cartridges, 20 AK47 magazine, cash sum of One million, four hundred thousand (N1,400,000), vehicles – 2 Toyota Corolla (Abuja - RBC 653 AE and ABC 906 AG), 1 Toyota Camry, one 307 Peugeot (Abuja – BWR 920 HK), one 406 Peugeot and one Honda civic.

The suspects involved in the rail track vandalism, Idris Lawal ‘m’ 42years, Abdullahi Musa ‘m’ 29years and Usman Umar ‘m’ 22years were arrested following a coordinated intelligence-driven special operation on 27th May, 2021, which uncovered a warehouse in Gboko LGA of Benue State. A cordon and search operation conducted by the Police operatives on the building revealed different vandalized rail equipment, stolen rail installation racks, weld-shear, rail puller, other rail accessories and consumables. Further investigations by the Police team led to the interception of three (3) heavy-load trucks along Ikom-Ibom junction in Cross Rivers State. The trucks were fully loaded with vandalized rail items transported from the warehouse. Investigation is ongoing to identity the destination, the targeted criminal receivers, end-users and other suspects complicit in the crime.

Similarly, a 6-man notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate linked to several violent crimes in Ondo and Ekiti axis of the South-Western part of the country has been arrested. The arrest follows the trailing and arrest of one 60-year-old Umar Mohammed who has been on the wanted list of the Police for transporting firearms and ammunition on behalf of notorious criminals who have carried out major operations in the South-West States. Further investigations by the Police team led to the arrest of five (5) of his gang members – Umar Abubakar, 22yrs, Muhammed Bello, 52yrs, Sale Lawali, 25yrs, Usman Muhammed, 20yrs and Musa Ibrahim, 53yrs, all male - that utilize the weapons he provided to carry out series of kidnapping and armed robbery operations in the country.

Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has expressed confidence that no stone would be left unturned until all public spaces are reclaimed from criminal elements and a comfortable level of public safety and security achieved in all parts of the country. He enjoined citizens to continue to support the Police and the security community as they carry out the tasks of returning our country to the path of peace and security.

All the suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigations.


CP FRANK MBA

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA

And the Same people will be wailing the the government is not building any infrastructure. The little ones we had the idiots vandalized it. Is this how we going to build a country?
Is this how the developed countries do? Vandalism of public infrastructure?

bluefilm:


Continue supporting evil na.

I wonder why you are here on nairaland talking nonsense instead of stealing rail tracks yourself.

Don't tell me you are afraid of going to jail.

At least, the police will understand that there is a lot of hunger in the land.

Poverty line kee you there!!!

Onye ara.

poor you jihadi alamajiri. See your moniker, now I understand why you masturbate on my post. You janjawid terrorists can never conquer Nigeria. Cow

If government steal we no go hear ram ,
When common man steal e go turn vandalize

Couldn't they wait to arrest the buyers before giving press release? They need to be fined.... imprisoned and all of their properties confiscated.