Borno NSCDC Raises Alarm Over Increase In Burglary Cases In Maiduguri

Borno Command of the Nigerian
Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) has expressed concern
over increase in cases of burglary
in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Commandant of the corps in the
state, Ibrahim Abdullahi , told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that
his men had been receiving distress
calls from residents.
“We have been receiving distress
calls from residents on house
burgling by criminals. This
menace is becoming worrisome
especially with infiltration of IDPs.
Polo residents, for example, have
been reporting food theft by
hoodlums every Sunday when the
Christian faithfuls are in the
church. We have made some
arrests and have also prosecuted
a lot of them.
We therefore urge the public to
report any suspicious criminal
activities to the security agencies
for appropriate action,” he said.
The commandant said one of the
recent cases involved four persons
who allegedly burgled residential
houses in the state capital.
He said that the suspects (names
withheld) were arrested on Tuesday
in Bulunkutu, Bolori and old
Maiduguri areas in the state
capital.
“All the suspects have admitted to
committing the crime and
investigations are continuing. We
have made some other arrests and
have also prosecuted a lot of them,”
he said.