The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, says it has arrested four suspects for alleged economic sabotage and heinous crimes.

The state commandant of the corps, Adedoyin Keshinro, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while briefing journalists.

Mr Keshinro said the arrest of the suspects was, among other things, aimed at exposing crimes and criminality in society.

He explained that one of the suspects, a 29-year-old from Osun, was involved in deliberately vandalising a DAF truck, which he was originally employed to drive.

According to him, the suspect was arrested by the patrol team of the command around the Guinness axis of Ikeja on Monday, January 27, at about 9:00 a.m.

”He was arrested alongside two others, a scrap dealer, aged 28 years from Kano State and a vulcaniser, aged 48 years, from Osun, for vandalising and dismembering the truck he was employed to drive.

”He was found to have sold the parts as scraps to his potential buyers,” Mr Keshinro said.

He explained that another suspect, 28, from Adamawa, was arrested for using fake receipts for online purchases to scam unsuspecting victims.

“Upon receiving the first complaints from two direct victims of the above online scams by the suspect and his group, the command immediately deployed operatives, who later got him apprehended.

“However, some other members of the group are presently at large, but they are still being trailed by the command,” Mr Keshinro said.

The commandant disclosed that investigation had revealed that the online scammer and his group often used fake alerts to defraud business owners, intimidate and impersonate with army camouflage uniforms and berets.

He said the suspect used multiple phone numbers to communicate with their victims.

He urged the public to be cautious of the following phone numbers: 07061467078, 09027162617, 08142648467, 08024686757, 07087007106, 07042963628, to avoid being scammed.

Mr Keshinro cautioned residents against transacting businesses with people they have no relationship with as it may eventually have adverse effects on them.

He also warned vandals to desist from the acts or continue to face the full wrath of the law, as the command would do everything in its power to continue to apprehend and prosecute them.

(NAN)