By Danjuma Attah, Gombe
Police in Gombe says it has arrested Ahijo Boyi, a 29 year old man for criminal conspiracy, vandalisation and theft of high tension electric cables.
According to Buhari Abdullahi (DSP), the Gombe State Police Command’s spokesman in a statement on Monday, Ahijo Boyi, who resides in Burundi Quarters, Akko LGA, was arrested on Saturday 31st October, 2026 with the assistance of some residents of the community.
He explained that on the said day at about 9:00am, a team of police operatives on visibility patrol arrested the suspect while in possession of four rolls of electric cable wires suspected to have been vandalised and stolen.
He said, “preliminary investigation revealed that the recovered cables were vandalised from the high-tension electricity line stretching from the 301 Army Artillery Regiment to the Gona area”.
Abdullahi disclosed that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to have conspired with three other accomplices, who are currently at large, to perpetrate the crime.
“Investigation is ongoing, while efforts have been intensified to apprehend the fleeing accomplices”, the PPRO said.
He then expressed the appreciation of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Ahmed Chuso, to the officers and members of the community for their timely cooperation, which led to the arrest and recovery of the exhibits.
He then reiterated the Command’s commitment towards protecting critical national infrastructure and urged members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities, to the nearest Police Station.
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