ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – More than 200 scavengers have been arrested by the FCT Police Command for allegedly terrorizing residents, stealing manholes and vandalizing peoples cars in the last two months, while hiding under the trade.
Commissioner of Police in charge of the Command, Haruna Garba made this known when he hosted the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Adebowale Williams on an operational visit to the command.
CP Garba said: “In the last two months, the Command has clamped down on activities of the scavengers otherwise known as ‘Babanbolas’ whose habit is to destroy the critical infrastructures in the FCT.
“Their activities have become a source of concern and threat to the residents of the FCT. They have been involved in theft and destruction of critical infrastructures in the FCT. In the last two months, 212 scavengers have been arrested and arraigned in Court.”
Garba expressed concern that those arrested were caught red-handed destroying the critical assets in the FCT.
Responding, AIG Williams said: “there is a need to take advantage of the Police Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU), Crime Database Unit, NPF National Cybercrime Section and the NPF Interpol among others to enhance our proactive policing, saying it is time to improve on visibility policing.”