Two arrested for vandalising armoured cables in Adamawa

Operatives of Adamawa State Police Command have arrested two suspects for vandalising armoured cables connecting electricity to a treatment plant in the state.The command made this known in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and shared on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday.The statement read, “Operatives of Adamawa State Police Command attached to Dougirei Divisional Police Headquarters, while on a confidence building patrol along Boronji Water Treatment plant, behind Government House, Yola, responded to a distress call from the manager of the water treatment plant and arrested a 17years old Emmanuel Joseph and 25years Yohanna Sulei all resident of Boronji Yola North. “The suspects conspired and vandalised armoured cables connecting light to the treatment plant resulting in shutting down of water supply. Investigation so far reveals that the suspects are collaborating with some yet to be arrested receivers who equally benefit even more from the services of the water treatment plant.”