{"id":3591,"date":"2025-12-17T14:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:11:12","slug":"osun-nscdc-nabs-two-for-telecommunications-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/osun-nscdc-nabs-two-for-telecommunications-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Osun NSCDC nabs two for telecommunications vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested two suspects involved in the vandalism of telecommunications sites and equipment at Eripa and Otan Ayegbaju.<br \/><br \/>According to the State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, the incident was reported to the command on Tuesday, December 9, prompting immediate action that led to the arrest of two suspects.<br \/><br \/>Sotiyo said: \u201cOn December 1, 2025, engineers from IHS Telecommunications Company, who were on-site to assess the locations, discovered that the sites\u2019 backup batteries had been stolen.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe suspects, Arisekola, a 35-year-old commercial driver, and Alhaji Adedokun, a 50-year-old scrap dealer, confessed to the crime, while two other individuals are currently at large.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIn his confessional statement, Arisekola, who is a resident of Iree in Osun State, said he was contacted to convey the vandalised items to Alhaji Adedokun, a scrap dealer in Ikirun.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe scrap dealer also confessed to having purchased the 14 pieces of batteries that were vandalised at the two telecommunication sites.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Commandant Sotiyo assured the public that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects and bring them to justice.<br \/><br \/>He also reiterated the command\u2019s commitment to protecting critical national assets and ensuring the safety and security of lives and property in Osun State.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested two suspects involved in the vandalism of telecommunications sites and equipment at Eripa and Otan Ayegbaju. 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