Fifty-three electrical transformers meant for electrification tasks in numerous elements of the state, have been intercepted by safety brokers in Kogi State.
The truck ferrying the transformers was on its method to Lagos State when it was intercepted at Obajana.
A gang of criminals had been additionally arrested with the truck at Obajana with {the electrical} transformers, which had been believed to have been stolen from the Nationwide Built-in Energy Challenge, NIPP, facility within the state.
The 53 electrical transformers at the moment are within the custody of Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Firm, AEDC.
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, whereas reacting to the event, lauded the efforts of safety brokers for his or her vigilance and dedication to obligation.
Based on the governor, the restoration of the stolen 53 electrical transformers and the next arrest of a gang of criminals liable for the act is a sign of improved struggle towards crime within the state.
Talking by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismaila Isah, the governor expressed delight that renewed efforts by his administration to fight crime within the state is already yielding large outcomes.
He defined that the suspects arrested in reference to the incident have volunteered helpful data that led to the arrest of a fleeing member of the gang in Ilorin, Kwara State, and the alleged receiver of the transformers in Lagos State.
Ododo restated his willpower to stamp out crimes and criminality in Kogi State.
