The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has recorded another significant success under its Safe School supervision and security coordination initiative with the arrest of a suspected thief who attempted to steal laboratory equipment from a school facility in Dutse.
The public Relations Officer of the command, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
According to Mahmud, the suspect, Aliyu Musa, aged 22, of Zai Rankwace area in Dutse, Jigawa State, was apprehended by NSCDC personnel following a formal complaint lodged by the school authorities over the recurring theft of laboratory equipment and other valuables from the institution.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, who is a former Labour Prefect of the school and graduated during the 2024 academic session, was arrested while attempting to cart away five microscopes from the school’s main laboratory,” the statement read.
