Police nab 5 suspects for vandalising rail slippers and tracks in Borno
By Tada Jutha, Maiduguri
The Borno State Police Command has nabbed five suspects for the vandalisation and stealing of rail slippers and tracks along the Buni/Yadi-Maiduguri railway line in Kaga Local Council of the state.
According to the command, the vandalised railway items comprise 62 rail slippers and 48 rail tracks worth millions of naira.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, in a statement on Wednesday in Maiduguri, revealed, “The Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, has recorded another breakthrough with the arrest of five persons for vandalising and theft of 110 rail slippers and tracks.
He added that they were recovered from the nabbed suspects, including Abba Modu Shuwa (25), Mustapha Bura (25), Ali Malami (17) and Mustapha Abba (27) from Benisheik town, while Bahisa Abubakar (25) resides in Bama town of the state.
Besides their arrest, Daso stated, “Our investigations also revealed that the arrested suspects dismantled the railway tracks and attempted to smuggle out the rail slippers and tracks before being nabbed by the police patrol team.”
He said the suspects were arrested, following credible information to the Benisheik Area Commander on March 29, 2025, and intercepted them along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road at 2:00 pm.
Meanwhile, he said that preliminary investigations are ongoing, as the case was being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Maiduguri, for further discreet investigation and prosecution in the court of law.
“The command remains committed to protecting public infrastructures by prosecuting those involved in vandalism and other criminal activities in the state.
