A suspected burglar was electrocuted during an attempt to steal electrical lines from a vital power station in a housing complex in Lagos State, resulting in a fiery catastrophe.
Two burglars, Sadiq Danjuma and his accomplice, simply known as “Yahoo,” broke into the Lateef Kayode Jakande (LKJ) Gardens in Igando early on Monday morning. They did this by scaling the fence along the LASU-Iba Expressway at around 2:00 a.m.
The two started slicing through the high-voltage wires, aiming for subterranean power cables. However, as Danjuma reached the estate’s Injection Sub-Station (ISS), the theft took a tragic turn.
A terrible electrical charge struck him, leaving his body charred and covered in burns.
His accomplice left the site right away and disappeared into the night.
Danjuma begged with security personnel, including members of the Mountain Troops and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), saying that if he could only get medical assistance, he would disclose everything.
In between sobs, he disclosed that a cable theft syndicate had planned the entire operation.
“I’m from Igando, and Yahoo is from Oko Filling,” Danjuma admitted, adding that our boss paid me N5,000 up ahead for the work and promised to reimburse the remaining amount after we completed it.
Additionally, he acknowledged that it wasn’t their first time at the LKJ facilities.
They allegedly sold stolen cables to Akanji, a junk trader, for N10,000 per kilogram during an earlier operation. The loot was intended for a dealer named Seriki this time.
Residents of LKJ Gardens were incensed at what they perceived as the Lagos State Command of the NSCDC’s slack response, and controversy broke out within the community.
Olajide Andu, the chairman of the estate, chastised the agency for not turning over the injured suspect quickly, claiming that the authorities appeared more focused on his care than on bringing about prompt justice.
“We took him from Igando to corps State Command at Alausa after treating him, but we were taken aback by their action,” Andu stated. To obtain a medical report, we were instructed to take him to the hospital. Many locals were enraged by this and complained that the NSCDC ought to be in charge of it.
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“A cable thief has been apprehended and given the treatment he requested. We were taken aback when the NSCDC State Command requested that we return to the hospital at approximately 5:00 p.m. for a medical report.
After that, our guys went to a clinic inside the Alausa secretariat, but we were sent to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, and General Hospital, Igando.
We are still with the suspect as he drives from Alausa back to Igando around 8:00 p.m. What if we were attacked on route by his gang members who had reorganized? We are quite dissatisfied with the way the NSCDC performed its duties.
“Their behavior did not incite victims of these nefarious individuals to want to turn over anyone who was arrested to them.” It appears that their actions are promoting jungle justice.
Residents of LKJ demanded that the NSCDC’s national body look into the Lagos State Command’s activities.
