The acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the command, Maj. Joseph Afolasade, stated this during a press briefing on Friday.
“They admitted to having played various roles in the theft of the rail tracks and mentioned the names of some prominent persons in Nasarawa and Plateau states as being part of the syndicate.”
Afolasade revealed that in a bid to be set free by the Army, the suspects offered a bribe of N5m to officers of the command which was rejected. “They offered to give our personnel N5 million to allow them to go with the rail tracks, but our men rejected the money and arrested them,” he stated. The Acting Deputy Director added that the Commander of the Special Forces, Maj. Gen. Owyinka Soyele, had ordered that the suspects be handed over to officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for further investigation and prosecution.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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