Graduate Of Electrical Engineering Caught Stealing Transformer Cable In Rivers

Local vigilante members in Kaa community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday apprehended a young man ( name withheld) in the process of stealing armoured  cables from a transformer in the area.

A member of the vigilante group who told THE WHISTLER about the arrest said the group was on routine patrol when they caught the culprit who had already cut the steel wires of the neighborhood transformer.

The suspect was said to have confessed that he is from Boue clan in Khana and was pushed to stealing as a result of hunger and joblessness.

He claimed to have studied electrical electronics from the Ken-Saro Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori Rivers State, but was unable to do his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) due to courses he carried over.

He reportedly alleged that a friend brought him into the business and since then he “has been making good profits.”

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) SP Bako Agbashim, when contacted by THE WHISTLER, said the culprit had been brought to the station for further questioning and investigations.

“The culprit has been apprehended and we give kudos to the vigilante for being proactive in carrying out their tasks well.

“We have him in our custody and we are already carrying out investigation to get his gangs and prosecute them accordingly,” he said.