By our reporter 24.9.2025
Twelve suspects have been arrested by the Niger State police for allegedly vandalising navigation metal lock yard systems and beams worth N4.8b at the Kainji Hydro Electric Power dam
Niger State Police Command spokesperson SP Wasiu Abiodun said two of the suspects, both employed at the power plant, were arrested when it was discovered that some navigation lock metals and beams valued over N4.8 billion were vandalised. The two individuals Shaibu Abu Sufyan, 35, and Ibrahim Musa, 31, both of New-Bussa who were arrested on August 12, 2025, work as security guards at the plant.
Abiodun revealed that the operatives of the SCID led by DSP Ahmed Saidu commenced further investigation, and Abu Sufyan who initially denied the alleged crime, later confessed when confronted with facts.
His confession led to arrest of other perpetrators which include Ibrahim Musa, Zayyanu Musa, Jibrin Abdullahi, Hassan Musa, Micah Adamu, Attahiru Umar, Abdulrahman Usman, Ismaila Ibrahim, Mubarak Husseini, Adamu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar a.k.a Zuma, all security staff under Abu Sufyan.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects, along with other security staff and scrap dealers, conspired to steal the metals and sell them to various companies in Lagos, Kwara, and Osun States.
The investigation also uncovered over ₦12.5 million in transactions between Sufyan and scrap dealer Musa Khalid, and over ₦11.5 million in transactions between Musa and Khalid, ” he stated.
The Police Spokesman also said they usually moved to the location with acetylene gas mostly during weekends at night, vandalise the metals, cut into sizes and used a crane to load it into canter trucks which has been happening since 2023 – 2025.
Kainji Dam...vandalised