Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested four residents of Jigawa State for allegedly vandalising and stealing aluminium roofing sheets from the School of Nursing in Hadejia, in what authorities described as another attempt to sabotage public infrastructure.
The suspects were apprehended on Monday, July 28, 2026, by personnel of the NSCDC Gandun Sarki Division during a routine surveillance patrol aimed at safeguarding critical national assets and infrastructure across the state.
According to the Corps, the suspects were intercepted behind the perimeter fence of the School of Nursing while allegedly attempting to make away with 13 square metres of aluminium roofing sheets believed to have been removed from an ongoing renovation project at the institution.
Preliminary investigations by the NSCDC revealed that one of the four suspects is employed as a security guard at the School of Nursing, a development the Corps said has raised serious concerns about possible insider involvement and weaknesses in the institution’s internal security arrangements.
The recovered roofing sheets have been secured as exhibits, while investigators continue efforts to determine the extent of the alleged theft and whether other individuals were involved in the operation.
Confirming the arrests on Wednesday, the Jigawa State Commandant of the NSCDC, Muhammad Ingawa, said the suspects remain in the Corps’ custody as investigations continue.
Ingawa reiterated the NSCDC’s commitment to protecting critical national assets and infrastructure across Jigawa State, stressing that acts of vandalism, theft and economic sabotage would not be tolerated.
He warned individuals involved in vandalising public property and other forms of economic crimes to desist, noting that the Corps would intensify surveillance, intelligence gathering and enforcement operations to identify, arrest and prosecute offenders.
The commandant further urged members of the public to support the Corps by providing timely and credible information that could help prevent attacks on government facilities and other critical infrastructure.
The NSCDC also advised the management of the School of Nursing, Hadejia, to strengthen its internal security architecture and tighten access control measures around the renovation site to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.