Police nab four suspects for vandalising armoured cables in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos state police command have arrested four suspects caught in the act of vandalising and stealing armoured cables.
The command’s public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on his official X handle on Monday.
According to the command’s spokesperson, the armoured cables the suspects vandalised were installed by the state government along Oba Akran Road for the Smart City Light Up Lagos Project.
He wrote, “VANDALIZATION AND STEALING: At about 12:25am, patrol officers from Man Centre Division accosted Oseni Yusuf, Richard Solomon, Emmanuel Ezeobi and Isaac Shedrach along Oba Akran Road while they were vandalising armoured cables installed by the state government for the Smart City Light Up Lagos Project.”
Mr Hundeyin noted that the police have commenced investigation.
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