Five suspected vandals have been detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' Kwara State Command for reportedly stealing transformer and streetlight cables in the Tanke neighborhood of the state capital of Ilorin.  

Around one in the morning on Saturday, November 1, 2025, suspects Samson Akintola (21), Muhammad Zakariya (19), Mohammed Monsur (20), Ibrahim Hamida (19), and Kabir Abubakar (24) were captured by NSCDC agents from the Tanke Division and Tanke Community Vigilante Group.  

The suspects were apprehended with vandalized transformer and streetlight cables that were allegedly taken from the Asa Dam and Sapati regions of Ilorin, according to a statement released on Thursday by ASC 1 Ayoola Shola, the Corps' Public Relations Officer.

“Items recovered include vandalised transformer cables, streetlight cables, and burnt copper wires.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects had been involved in willful vandalisation and theft of public electrical installations, an offence contrary to Section 1(9) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

“The suspects are currently in custody and will be charged to court upon completion of investigations,” the statement added, noting that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices connected to the crime.