Police arrest suspect over alleged transformer vandalism in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Monday Dauda, for allegedly vandalising an electricity transformer belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) in Bogoro Local Government Area.
The suspect was reportedly arrested at about 12:30 am on October 8, 2026, by police operatives attached to the Bogoro Divisional Headquarters during a routine patrol in the town.
The police said the operatives spotted suspicious movements around the transformer, located within the premises of Bogoro General Hospital, and moved closer to investigate.
According to the command in a statement issued on Friday, the officers discovered that the suspect had removed the ...