Commissioner of Police, Railway Command, CP Eboka Friday, have advised vandals that the days of vandalising Nigeria rail property is over .
He further warned that criminally minded individuals to desist from such act of vandalising rail property.
Addressing pressmen in Lagos, CP Eboka, stressed that criminals who specializes in railway property to stay off because the command are ever ready to flush out such criminal elements from the nation.
He therefore solicits the cooperation of members of the public, to volunteer useful information, as the command cannot do it alone. Friday noted that they operations are in line with Puff Adder of the Inspector General Police, IGP Mohammed A. Adamu.
“The Railway Police Command has stepped up its game to getting rid of vandals all over railway infrastructures nationwide. This has yielded positive results as several vandals who specialize in the act of vandalism have been arrested across the Divisions.
“Railway Division Jos: Arrest of three male suspects by the officers and men of Jos Division of the Railway Command. The suspects who were arrested at Anglo Jos behind Nasco Company, Jos, Plateau State, were in a tricycle (Keke) with Reg. No. BUU 831 VC, loaded with nine railway slippers, property of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
“They include: Joseph Mark,28, Felix Monday Goyit,29, and Emmanuel Japdung, 25, all of Jos South LGA, Plateau State.
Railway Division Osogbo: In the same vain, one Abdul Hamid ,23, and Mustapha Ilias were arrested by the Officers and Men of Osogbo Railway Division, while vandalizing rail track, by removing rail clips.
“Exhibit recovered are two black bagco bags, containing the rail iron clips, along Ikirun Area of the Osun State. Suspects have been arraigned in court.
