Suspects arrested as NRC intensifies crackdown on railway vandalism
The Nigerian Railway Company (NRC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Railway Police Expose, has intensified efforts to curb railway vandalism with a number of arrests and arena topic recoveries made in Bauchi, Kano, Kwara and Gombe States.
On June 20, 2025, operatives of the NSCDC Mining Team in Bauchi Instruct intercepted a truckload of vandalised railway steel sleepers in the Missu axis. Three suspects had been arrested and each and each the auto and the recovered items are now in NSCDC custody for additional investigation.
Responding to the attain, the Managing Director of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, reaffirmed the company’s zero tolerance stance on vandalism, pointing out: “The arrest underscores our zero tolerance toward all forms of railway vandalism. We can relentlessly pursue every person or network that endangers the safety and sustainability of rail transport in Nigeria.”
In a linked case, the Chief Justice of the Peace Court No. 9 in Kano has reserved judgment till July 1, 2025, in a vandalism trial keen four suspects, Mukhter Muhammed (30), Abdullahi Musa (21), Sa’idu Yushe’u (26) and Salisu Shuaibu (24), who had been arraigned on costs of conspiracy, mischief and theft following the vandalisation of railway strains at Zakirai town in Gabasawa LGA, Kano. The suspects had been arrested on June 15, 2025, and hold all pleaded responsible.
Equally, in Ilorin, Kwara Instruct, the Railway Police apprehended suspects interested on the theft of 56 pieces of fish plates, bolts and nuts between kilometres 413 and 414 shut to Idi-Osr Village. The arrest of Wasiu Musa of Ajia Village on June 12 led to additional investigations and the restoration of extra offers. On June 20, Usman Bashir used to be additionally arrested with a gargantuan cache of stolen railway items.
In Gombe, the Railway Police intercepted a blue car loaded with suspected stolen steel sleepers. Two suspects had been arrested and are assisting with ongoing investigations.
The Managing Director reiterated NRC’s dedication to safeguarding railway infrastructure and warned that every and each acts of vandalism could well be met with paunchy ethical force.
He additionally urged the general public to remain vigilant and enlighten any suspicious job spherical railway corridors promptly.
