Gombe NSCDC arrests man for electricity cable vandalism

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Gombe State Command has arrested 22-year-old Abdulrahman Ali for the alleged vandalism of an armoured cable. The cable supplied electricity to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited depot in Gombe.

According to State Commandant Mohammed Usman, Ali allegedly conspired with an accomplice, who remains at large, to vandalize the cable along Bauchi Road on October 16, 2026. The suspects reportedly sold the stolen material for N100,000. Ali was apprehended while attempting to flee the state.

In a separate operation, NSCDC operatives and the Lubo Community Security Committee intercepted suspected vandals in the Lubo-Zambuk axis on October 12. The suspects fled the scene, abandoning 968.4 metres of aluminium power transmission conductor cables. Investigations are ongoing to locate the fleeing individuals.