Police arrest four over electricity infrastructure theft in Calabar

Police in Cross River State have arrested suspects in connection with the alleged vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure in Calabar, according to Punch Nigeria.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that the Cross River State Police Command arrested three additional suspects following the earlier arrest of a prime suspect, 36-year-old Peter Adie. Adie was allegedly involved in the vandalism of infrastructure at Agbo Ntoe Layout, Boulevard Road 2, off Parliamentary Extension.

The additional suspects identified by Daily Post Nigeria are Tochukwu Nwogwu, Boniface Egede, and Mustapha Isa Aliyu. While five people were initially questioned, Yakubu Musa and Emmanuel Hope were released after preliminary investigations found them not culpable. Police Public Relations Officer ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata stated that the command is pursuing leads to determine the roles of those in custody.

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