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FCT Police Arrest Five Over Alleged Infrastructure Vandalism, Recover Cables and Streetlights

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The FCT Police Command has arrested five suspects over the alleged vandalism of public and private infrastructure across Abuja. Police said the suspects allegedly stole drainage covers, solar streetlights, armoured high-voltage cables and internet communication cables worth millions of naira. The items were reportedly recovered during coordinated operations in Maitama, Garki, Durumi, Jabi, Apo Legislative, Lugbe and Nyanya. FCT Commissioner of Police Muhammed Sanusi said the thefts exposed residents to road accidents, pedestrian injuries, street crime in poorly lit areas and electricity disruptions. The recovered exhibits will be handed over to the FCT Administration's facility maintenance department.

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H
hala

How do communities and authorities keep replacing stolen cables and streetlights without addressing the routes that make resale possible?

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Y
yemi

Exactly. Replacements alone will not solve it if the market for stolen infrastructure remains easy to access.

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B
bisi

Drainage covers, streetlights and communication cables affect everyday safety and movement, so this kind of alleged vandalism can disrupt far more than property.

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K
kaka

Arrests and recoveries matter, but they should not be treated as proof that the wider infrastructure theft problem is under control.

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K
kris

Police, utility operators and residents could focus on quicker reporting, secure storage, and identifying buyers of these materials, not only alleged thieves.

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