Two suspected vandals bags jail terms in Edo

Two suspects person been sentenced by a Magistrate’s tribunal for an alleged vandalism of captious nationalist assets successful Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area.

DAILY POST reports that the duo were sentenced by a magistrate’s tribunal sitting successful Okpella and presided implicit by P.U. Abu.

The condemnation followed a suit filed by the Edo State Command of the  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, against the convicts.

Speaking connected the conviction, Efosa Ogbebor, Public Relations Officer of the command, said the condemnation underscored the command’s intensified crackdown connected economical sabotage and its committedness to protecting captious nationalist assets and infrastructure.

Ogbebor said 5 suspects were earlier arraigned earlier the tribunal implicit the vandalism of captious nationalist assets successful the locality.

He said 2 of the suspects were convicted and sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment each, portion the remaining 3 were inactive successful custody pending further judicial proceedings.

“These outcomes bespeak the command’s unwavering committedness towards safegu...