Police Nabs 5 For Stealing Electric Cables
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested five people for allegedly stealing electric cable meant for powering project in Lagos.
Our correspondent learnt that the Police foiled the theft of over 30 meter long cable powering Light-Up Lagos Project in Ogudu area of the state.
They said, two vandals on sighting RRS patrol vehicle inward Iyana Oworo jumped into the bush leaving behind an over 30 meter long cable on the road.
According to the police, the vandal had drawn out the concealed cable on the road from the connecting point at the base of a lamp post when they sighted the operatives.
The leader of the RRS Team thereafter called officials of the Lagos State Electricity Board in charge of the area to come and see the incident before continuing their routine patrol of the area.
The RRS had in the wake of the launching of the project last year been patrolling the area to curb incessant vandalization of cable being used for the project.
