FCT police arrest AEDC staff and 5 others for transformer theft
Six people have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for stealing and damaging a transformer in the Mpape neighbourhood of Abuja.
In a statement released on Friday, April 12, 2024, the command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, stated that among the suspects is Raymond Mailabari, an employee of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, or AEDC.
In response to credible information, the FCT police command’s operations on April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:45 PM, trailed and apprehended six suspects—all male employees of Tipper Garage, Mpape, Abuja—for vandalising and stealing a transformer: Kabiru Muhammad, Aliyu Usman, Abdulmalik Alhasassan, Shafi’u Suleiman, Suleiman Ibrahim, and Raymond Mailabari, an AEDC staff member.
The suspects were trying to escape with an already vandalized transformer they had loaded on a crane truck in Maitama, when police operatives swooped in and apprehended them.
“The vandalized transformer, a crane truck, a blue-colored Mercedes Benz with Reg No. PKN 497 XA, a white-colored J5 bus with Reg No. RBC 228 XC, and an ash-colored Peugeot 406 car with Reg No. GSN 13 AA belonging to the AEDC staff were all recovered.
“While the investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, wishes to reiterate his commitment to ensuring the safety of live and property in the Territory.
“He also urges residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines to report suspicious activities through: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.”