The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied any participation in the loss of a telecom mast in the state.
The state Commandant, Mr Elijah Etim, indicated that the primary suspects have already been identified and are being pursued.
On Wednesday in Minna, Etim told reporters that the inquiry had shown that a scrap dealer named Bello Mustapha, who was helped by two NSCDC officers, was most likely engaged in the crime.
According to Etim, a recent media claim that he colluded with two officials to remove and sell the mast was absolutely false.
According to him, Mustapha asked two NSCDC members, one assigned to Niger command and the other to Kaduna State command, for cover to remove the mast using fake documents.
He said that the mast was located in the Rafi Local Government Area.
“However, the command was shocked to hear over the media that the tower was confiscated by men of the command and the commandant sold it and that some parts of it are in Lagos. It is not true,” he said.