The Police command in Niger says it has six suspects in its custody for allegedly stealing a 300 KVA transformer along Kaduna Road.

This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, issued on Saturday in Minna.

According to Abiodun, on Aug. 20, at about 9 p.m., credible intelligence was received at Maje Division about one Mustapha Haladu, 28, of Kaduna Road.

Haladu and his accomplice, Abubakar Ibrahim, 26, of the same area, were allegedly planning to dispose of a stolen 300 KVA transformer that night.

On receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Maje Division, mobilised his patrol team and intensified surveillance around the location.

At about 4 a.m. on Aug. 21, officers intercepted a yellow truck with registration number GWA 850 XD carrying the transformer, driven by Aliyu Sadi, 32.

Haladu and Ibrahim were also in the vehicle, escorting the item from Akilbu village, Kaduna State. They could not provide any document proving ownership of the transformer.

Preliminary investigation revealed they planned to dismantle and sell the transformer in parts. Three other accomplices were later arrested in connection with the crime.

They were identified as Isya Yusha’u, 28; Usama Abdullahi, 20; and Usman Suleiman, 25, all residents of Kaduna Road.

All six suspects are under investigation and will soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, for further inquiry.