{"id":4140,"date":"2025-01-18T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T08:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2025-01-18T08:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T08:30:18","slug":"fct-nscdc-apprehends-36-scavengers-with-illicit-drugs-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4140","title":{"rendered":"FCT: NSCDC apprehends 36 scavengers with illicit drugs, weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nscdc.gov.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC<\/a>, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has paraded 36 vandals at the Command\u2019s Headquarters for destruction, theft and vandalisation of public assets and infrastructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The FCT NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, made this known on Friday in Abuja, saying the suspects were caught in various areas of the FCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popup.taboola.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recalled that the FCT Minister, Nyesom\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2025\/01\/13\/wike-bans-used-items-markets-scavenging-in-fct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wike, had banned activities of scavengers<\/a>\u00a0in the FCT and suspended for two weeks operations of pan-takers across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odumosu said that items allegedly recovered from the suspects included four daggers, three Jack knives, two chisels and three knives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others are narcotic drugs, ten bottles of codeine syrup, 45 wraps of cannabis sativa, thrash bags and pieces of iron rods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe suspects are currently being investigated and profiled and I will ensure that due diligence is followed in their prosecution,\u201d Odumosu assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The corps commandant advised FCT residents to dispose of refuse through the appropriate waste management companies and stop patronising scavengers, popularly called \u201cBaba Nbola\u201d for the sake of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that their detention was necessitated to nip vandalism and theft of public infrastructure such as manhole covers, streetlights, solar panels, armoured cables and other assets in the bud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the suspects roam the streets of the FCT, perpetrating all forms of criminal activities under the guise of scavenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost of these scavengers are dangerous elements that must be flushed out of the FCT, if we want crime to abate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe public should note that, although they appear innocent, harmless and vulnerable, most of them are extremely dangerous, their activities are criminal in nature and they constitute threats to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey go about the nooks and crannies of the city scavenging for plastics, scrap metals and irons, but from previous arrests, interrogations and investigations we realised that their real business is to vandalise infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis has resulted in the untimely death and maiming of many innocent Nigerians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commandant further said that investigations also revealed that these scavengers serve as informants to criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odumosu urged residents to join hands with the corps and other security agencies to flush out these dangerous elements in the FCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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