SAD! Nigerian IDPs turn cable thieves
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had arrested three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) for allegedly vandalising high tension copper cable.
They apparently vandalized the public property in a bid to steal it.
Corps commandant Abdullahi Ibrahim disclosed this in Maiduguri on Friday.
“The command got the information through our surveillance team which is monitoring vandalism of cable and other critical infrastructure in the area,” he said.
Ibrahim said the suspects were arrested at Kalari, Konduga Local Government Area.
Ibrahim said the suspects were arrested with the material in a pick-up van near Aloe dam area.
He said the copper wire belonged to the Yola Electric Distribution Company (YEDC) which was expected to supply electricity to Konduga and Bama.
At least three million Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram’s terrorism, herdsmen attacks and natural disasters now live in IDP camps.
There have been reports camp officials steal IDP food, and lure starving teen girls to trade sex for money.
IDPs resorting to stealing is a another low.
