She appealed to the public to protect national assets.
He urged the public to continue reporting suspicious activities and crimes to the nearest police station.
“They are even destroying cars with AI stickers around Upper Sakponba,” a source said.
“However, today luck ran out on them and they were caught in the act,’’ he said.
Mrs Mbah said the incident led to power outages in Yobe and Borno states.
Mr Odumosu said that 20 suspects were arrested in connection with manhole cover theft.
The statement said the destruction resulted in the loss of power supply to Yobe and Borno States, affecting many customers in the region.
The electricity distribution company said that vandals were in the habit of stealing electric items from the transformer supplying the towns.
The suspected vandals were arrested in different parts of the country between July and August.
“If armed robbery attracts life imprisonment, rail track vandalism should not be any less.”
