The Borno State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with the foiled theft of train coaches at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus in the state capital.
The police successfully prevented the theft and apprehended the suspects after acting on a tip-off from concerned individuals in the area.
The exact number of train coaches involved in the incident is yet to be confirmed.
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mahmood Yakubu, denied knowledge of the incident.
However, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, Sani Kamilu Shatambaya, confirmed the incident and the arrest of six suspects.
The details of the incident are currently under investigation.