Kaduna Police Command Impound Truck Loaded With Stolen 600 Rail Line Sleepers

The Kaduna State Police Command revealed its operatives have busted a rail line vandalism operation, impounded a conveyance truck and recovered some exhibits.

DSP Muhammad Jalige, who is the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) relapsed this in a statement issued out on Monday in Kaduna state.

Jalige stated that following credible intelligence, personnel of the command on 22nd of June 2023 at about 22:30 hours, busted a gang of rail line vandals.

According to the statement,

“An unspecified number of unknown persons came to Sanzwan in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in an articulated vehicle (DAF) with reg no DAL 172 YL and vandalised about 600 pieces of railway sleepers.

“On receipt of the information, Police personnel were quickly mobilised to the scene of the crime. On sighting the Police officers, the suspects fled the scene and abandoned the vehicle meant to convey the vandalised items,” he said.

The PPRO further stated that so far no arrest had been made, adding that on June 25, two additional trucks fully loaded with railway slippers were equally recovered.

He noted that efforts had been intensified to curtail the fleeing suspects as an investigation was in progress.

“The Commissioner of Police, Mr Musa Garba, commended the gallant personnel for halting the vandals’ activities while charging the public to always make credible information available on time,” Jalige added.