NSCDC parades man for vandalizing transformer in Kogi

<p>The Kogi State Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has paraded one Sunday Yomi Komolafe, 38 years, for allegedly vandalizing a transformer in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of the state.</p>, <p>Parading the suspect on Wednesday, the Kogi State Commandant of NSCDC Ahmad Ghandi Ahmad told journalists that the suspect was caught by men of a vigilante group while vandalising the armoured cable of the transformer supplying electricity to Amuro and seven other communities in Mopa LGA.</p>, <p>He said the suspect confessed to committing the crime and would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.</p>, <p>The commandant appealed for more collaboration with the public on information that could rid the state of criminal elements.</p>, <p>Speaking during an interview, the suspect, Sunday Yomi Komolafe, a motorcycle mechanic, pleaded for leniency stressing that he planned to sell the vandalised materials to scavengers.</p>, <p>He said the 35 litre of petrol in plastic containers found with him were to be used to clean up his hands after cutting the cables.</p>