Police Arrest 44 Suspects For Armed Robbery, Thuggery And Possession Of Dangerous Weapons In Niger State

Fourty-four suspects in connection with armed robbery, thuggery, criminal conspiracy, and possession of dangerous weapons have been arrested and paraded by the Niger State Police Command.
 
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said the suspects have been transferred to SCID for discreet investigation and they will be arraigned in court for prosecution with capital offense charges.
 
“Following the recent report of miscreants clashes, thuggery, and pockets of tricycle robberies in parts of Minna metropolis, such as Stadium Junction, Limawa, Angwan-Daji, Bosso road, Flamingo junction, Morris junction, and Barkin-Sale causing public unrest, inflicting serious injuries on victims and dispossessing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables,” the statement read.
 
“Consequently, in a bid to curtail this recent trend and menace, on 13/03/2023 at about 2350hrs, the Command mobilized its tactical teams comprised of Operations Department, CTU, Anti-kidnapping unit, tactical support team, Area Command team, various patrol units in the metro and vigilante members led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations DCP Ali Hayatu Kaigama conducted house to house raid sting operation within the areas of Limawa, Angwan-Daji, Paida, Gwadebe, Anguwan-Sarki, Ogbomosho road, Kasuwan-Gwari, and its environs within Minna metropolis”.

-Abdullahi Isah 31yrs

-Jibrin Musa 30yrs

-Moh’d Sani 30yrs

-Samaila Salisu 35yrs

-Bashir Mukhtar 28yrs

-Isah Moh’d 35yrs

-Kabiru Dahiru 23yrs

-Isah Sidi 15yrs

-Musa Abubakar 18yrs

-Ahmadu Ibrahim 20yrs

-Aliyu Ibrahim 17yrs

-Musa Ishaq 20yrs

-Sadiq Yau 16yrs

-Abdullahi Hassan 20yrs

-Alhassan Adamu 16yrs, all of Limawa

-Abdullahi Adamu 20yrs

-Musa Aliyu 15yrs

-Aliyu Shafiu 18yrs

-Aminu Bello 18yrs

-Aminu Umar 18yrs

-Nafson Awal 18yrs

-Musa Lawal 20yrs

-Ismail Ibrahim 25yrs

-Aminu Hassan 18yrs

-Alhassan Moh’d 15yrs

-Abubakar Tanko 26yrs

-Tasiu Usman 17yrs

-Immurana Yahaya 15yrs

-Mustapha Aliyu 18yrs, all of Angwan-Daji

-Adamu Moh’d 17yrs

-Moh’d Ibrahim 19yrs

-Ahmed Musa 20yrs

-Zarideen Basiru 21yrs

-Aminu Bala 16yrs

-Hassan Yusuf 20yrs

-Tasiu Basiru 20yrs, all of Kasuwan- Gwari

-Nafiu Moh’d 22yrs

-Jamilu Saidu 20yrs

-Saqiru Attahiru 25hrs, all of Anguwan-Sarkin and Gwadebe
 
Others who were arrested at different locations while on patrol and even at the scene by ‘A’ Div patrol team between 10th-12th/03/2023 are;

-Abubakar Umar 25yrs of Paida

-Yahaya Musa 20yrs

-Abdulrahman Sani 15yrs

-Abdulkarim Habibu 20yrs, all of Angwan-Daji