{"id":11050,"date":"2024-03-04T15:22:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=11050"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:22:19","slug":"53-stolen-transformers-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/53-stolen-transformers-in-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Operatives Nab Suspects, Recover 53 Stolen Transformers in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"
Security operatives in Kogi state have arrested a gang of criminals and recovered no fewer than 53 stolen transformers in Obajana, Lokoja Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n
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The Special Adviser to the state governor on Media, Ismaila Isah disclosed this in a statement on Monday, stating that the transformers were stolen from the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) facility, and the suspects arrested on their way to Lagos.<\/p>\n
He said the incident \u201cstalled the installation of the transformers in different communities in the state earlier in the year\u201d.<\/p>\n
Isah added that the recovered transformers have now been kept at an Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) facility within the state.<\/p>\n
The statement added that the arrested suspects gave information that led to the arrest of a fleeing member of the gang in Ilorin, Kwara state, and that of the supposed receiver of the transformers in Lagos.<\/p>\n
Commending the security operatives, Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, said his administration is determined to stamp out crimes and criminality in the state.<\/p>\n
He assured security agencies of maximum support by the government to ensure the security of lives and property in all parts of the state.<\/p>\n
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