NITEL Manager, 16 Others Arrested Over Alleged N50m Cables Theft

The police in Lagos have arrested a NITEL
Manager and 16 others for allegedly
stealing NITEL cables worth N50 million
from its warehouse in Victoria Island,
Lagos.
A very reliable source at Victoria Island
Police Station, who disclosed this on
Monday to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN), said that the suspects were arrested
at about 12:30a.m. on Sunday at NITEL
Warehouse, Saka Tinubu, Victoria Island,
Lagos.
“We have been on surveillance for about
two months for the suspects– after we got
intelligence report about their activities.
“The ring leader, one Safui, had promised
one of the police officers in the station N2
million, so as to assist them to steal the
cables.
“Some officers were posted to keep watch
over the facilities.
“They (suspects) came in with a disguised
truck, with NITEL stickers, so as to suggest
that they were NITEL staff.
“They were about driving out when our
men swooped on them. A NITEL Warehouse
Manager, one other NITEL staff and 15
others, were arrested on the spot.
“The truck and the cables are currently kept
at the police station,” the source told NAN.
The police source said that the suspects
attempted to bribe the police officers with
N700,000, after their arrest.
“The suspected ring -leader also threatened
to use his influence to post the officers
from the station to other areas if they did
not co-operate with him,’’ the source
added. (NAN)