By Desire Emmanuel
The principal of a secondary school has been arrested by men of the Katsina State Police Command after he reportedly burgled the administrative building in the school and stole various items, including solar panels.
The principal, whose name was given as Bashir Musa, aged 58 years, was arrested by operatives attached to the Dutsi Divisional Headquarters of the command following intelligence reports gathered about the burglary that took place in the school.
According to reports, on January 19, around 6:00 a.m., the division received information regarding a break-in and theft of solar lighting equipment and desktop computers at the unnamed school
Upon receiving the information, detectives were drafted to the scene, and the investigation commenced. A handsaw suspected to be used in perpetrating the crime was recovered from the scene.
Further investigation led to the residence of the principal and upon search, the stolen items were found including four solar panels, one solar battery, five computer monitors, three CPUs, one printer, among others.
Following the discovery, the principal was subsequently arrested and taken into custody for questioning, where he was said to have confessed to the commission of the crime.
He was said to have given more useful information to the operatives while more investigation is ongoing with a view to recovering the remaining stolen items.
