NSCDC arrests man over alleged cable theft in Jigawa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has arrested a 35-year-old man, Rayyanu Ibrahim, in connection with the alleged theft and vandalism of armoured cables at the Birnin-Kudu Township Water Station.
The command said the incident was reported at about 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after unknown persons allegedly vandalised the facility and tampered with its electrical installations.
In a statement issued to newsmen, the command’s spokesman, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, said the Divisional Officer, Birnin-Kudu Division, CSC A. S. Adam, immediately mobilised operatives to investigate the incident.
He said the operatives, acting on cre...