Police detain dealer in vandalised electrical items
The Anambra Police Command says its operatives have caught and detained a 40-year-old man, identified as Maduka, who allegedly buys off stolen electrical items and equipment.
The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement in Onitsha on Sunday.
Mr Ikenga stated that the suspect was caught on June 14 at Fegge in Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra.
According to him, police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad RRS, Awkuzu, acting on credible information, caught Mr Maduka at Fegge, Onitsha, at about 4:15 p.m.
The police spokesperson added that the suspect was alleged to be dealing mainly in vandalised electrical items and equipment.
He explained that the police team recovered bags of vandalised copper wires, large quantities of high tension wires, copper coil and other transformer equipment.
Mr Ikenga further stated that the operatives were expanding their investigation, following the suspect’s confession regarding where he usually sold the items in Ogun and Lagos States.
(NAN)
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