Nigeria, April 24 -- The police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested a vigilante leader and three others for allegedly vandalising and dismantling a telecommunication mast for sale.

The police spokesperson in the state, Grace Iringge-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, identified the suspect as Kingsely, also known as Obubochi, a vigilante leader, in Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.

Mrs Iringe-Koko, a police superintendent, said the three other suspects are also executive members of the vigilante group, Punch newspaper reported.

They were arrested on 26 March.

The police spokesperson said executive members of the group - Mark Prince, Destiny Onuigbo, and Azubuike Orlu - took advanta...