While a holistic effort such as the Nenwe Security Network (NSN) has been put in place to boost security in our town, the target miscreants have equally shown dynamism in their nefarious activities.
Today, there is a new trend of criminality in our dear town, Nenwee; where houses under construction precisely at the wiring stage are burgled. The electrical fittings comprising mainly the wires and surface components are completely removed. They burn the retrieved wires to remove the rubber insulation, leaving only the copper wires for sale to scrap dealers. However, other valuables found in the house are not spared during their operation. The motive behind this heinous act is to sell the copper component to scrap metal dealers. Because copper is rare and a highly priced element, its trade is a thriving niche globally. However, other valuables found in the target houses are not spared. They cause huge destruction to invaded buildings and as well pose threats to residents in the neighborhood.
Due to the non-occupancy status of the invaded houses, these hoodlums find it easy to penetrate for these heinous acts. Reliable information indicates that these acts are masterminded by indigenes of Nenwe who are known to the rural dwellers. Also, there are other instances of vandalism of this nature where unoccupied completed houses are burgled for the same purpose.
Role of Nenwe Security Service (NSS)
It was also reported that some of the perpetrators of this crime were arrested and the stolen items recovered. They were subjected to various degrees of punishment after confirming their involvement in the crime. This might be a little proof of the effectiveness of the security outfit but, will perform optimally if adequate and reliable information is made available to them in a timely manner. Since the perpetrators are said to be known among the locals, such information should be discretely made available to the gallant officers of the NSS for a proactive control of this ugly trend. Fear of attack/harm among our people might restrict them from doing this, hence they need to be assured of adequate protection of their identity so that more information will be made available to the security outfit as they come.
Advice
It is advisable that adequate security provisions are made for individual project sites at home, especially; manned ones. This might stretch project cost but the opposite adds no value either. Also, let us raise the consciousness of the locals to the importance of information sharing as well as observing movements within their neighborhoods.