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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested three suspects in connection with the vandalism of an NNPC petroleum pipeline in Dafa, Kwali Area Council, Abuja.

Addressing journalists at the Kwali Divisional Office on Wednesday, the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, said the arrests followed days of intelligence-led surveillance by the Command’s tactical team.

“The credible actionable intelligence received regarding vandalism activities along the pipeline Right of Way in the area led to a prolonged surveillance by our tactical team in Kwali Division,” Odumosu said.

He said the pipeline, which supplies crude oil and petroleum products to the Kaduna Refinery and NNPC depots nationwide, had already been cut before operatives arrived at the scene.

Acting on credible intelligence by the vigilante group, who are actively collaborating with the NSCDC Kwali divisional office, our operatives intensified surveillance, monitoring and patrol of the location, but upon sighting our men, the suspected vandals fled from the scene of the crime and abandoned the already severed petroleum pipelines,” he said.

According to the commandant, the suspects returned to the scene days later in an attempt to retrieve the abandoned pipe sections.

However, the monitoring activities paid off on 20 September 2026, when the suspects allegedly returned to the area and attempted to load the abandoned iron pipes into a truck,” Odumosu said.

“NSCDC operatives on surveillance, supported by members of the Vigilante Group, swiftly moved in and arrested three of the suspects, while some other members of the gang reportedly escaped into the surrounding bush.

The commandant identified the arrested suspects as Maitama Inuwa, Yahuza Danlami and Yasir Abdulrahman.

lordinoh:
Hope they won't die like the Niger illegal minners

CorrectionFLuid:
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They would lay pipes from SS all the way to Kaduna. But can't put effort into making SS ports more functional beyond loading oil cargo.

temitope277:
they deserve to die, they're criminals

lordinoh:
Hope they won't die like the Niger illegal minners

Sonofgod1990:
Tinubu will soon call for their release

philipobiz:
https://punchng.com/nscdc-arrests-truck-driver-two-others-for-vandalising-nnpc-pipeline-in-abuja/

philipobiz:
https://punchng.com/nscdc-arrests-truck-driver-two-others-for-vandalising-nnpc-pipeline-in-abuja/