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FCT police arrest eight suspected vandals, recover streetlight poles

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of a vandalism gang and recovered five stolen streetlight poles in Abuja. The suspects were arrested by police patrol operatives attached to the Central Police Station during a routine anti-crime operation in the city centre. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine […] The post FCT police arrest eight suspected vandals, recover streetlight poles appeared first on Vanguard News.

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