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Nigeria Police emblem e The Police in Enugu have arrested an electric transformer vandal, Chibuike Nwosu, who also deals on vandalised electric transformer armour cables in the popularly known Kenyatta Electrical Market, Enugu. The spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, in Enugu on Wednesday said that the suspect was caught on Tuesday at 4 a.m. in Emene community, near Enugu. Amaraizu said that the suspect, who is a father of five, was nabbed by the police in partnership with members of the community. “Suspect admitted to the act and pointed out that he was not alone in the business as he revealed the names and addresses of his cohorts who specialised in vandalising electric transformer armour cables within Emene, Enugu, and its environs. “The suspect further stated that he deals on electric materials and through which he knew the co-suspect identified as one Paul Ike who is at large now. “He also maintained that he buys and places the materials for sale i...

File photo: A flooded area in Nigeria Alhaji Musa Jidawa, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday, said that over 300 houses, farmlands and livestock had been destroyed by flood in Jakusko and Adaya communities. He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. Jidawa said, “We received report of over 250 houses destroyed in Jakusko and about 54 others in Adaya but no life was lost, the affected people are taking shelter with relations in the communities.” The executive secretary added that the state government had provided food, clothes and building materials to the victims to assist them resettle. Jidawa said that the agency had embarked on enlightenment campaign, urging communities on waterways to vacate the water routes to avoid disaster. “There are early warning signals indicating flood in some states, including Yobe, we have therefore addressed flood-prone communities to evacuate the water pa...