In line with the core mandate of the corps, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command has apprehended one Olalekan Kehinde (m), 24 years old, a resident of Abidogun area, Ota-Efun, Osogbo, Osun State, for allegedly vandalising a railway track.
According to the State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, a discreet investigation revealed that on Sunday, November 17, 2024, the suspect, Olalekan Kehinde, and his friend Abbey, who’s currently at large, vandalised a railway track at Dagbolu by using a hammer to remove the Pandrol clips.
According to a press release signed by the Osun State Command Civil Defence PRO, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, the following day, Monday, November 20 20, 2024, they were caught in the act of vandalising the railway at Dagbolu, Osun State. One of the suspects was arrested, while the second one is still at large.
In his confessional statement, the suspect made it known that his friend Abbey taught him how to remove the Pandrol clips; thereafter, they sold them to metal scrap buyers in the state.
The Commandant of NSCDC in the state, Igbalawole Sotiyo, who frowned at the increasing rate of national asset vandalism in the country, therefore, called on the metal scrap buyers in the state to desist from buying vandalised materials from members of the public, saying his men shall embark on routine operations round the stores of metal scrap buyers in the state, and anyone found culpable will face the full wrath of the law.
He also commended members of the public for being security conscious, saying the arrest was made possible through the efforts of residents of Dagbolu. Commandant Sotiyo solicited more intelligence from the public to make the state safe for all and sundry.
