Police arrests 55 suspects over thuggery, restiveness, recover weapons in Niger

[Newsman]

Niger State Police Command has arrested a total of 55 suspects over alleged resurgence of thuggery and youth restiveness in Minna metropolis immediately after the Sallah celebrations. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun in a statement said following recent resurgence of thuggery and restiveness, the Command re-strategized and carried out sting operations in some locations in the metropolis. He explained that on 4th April, 2025 at about 2am, a total 19 suspects, including two for aimed robbery were nabbed during sting operations led by Area Commander Minna within Angwan-Daji and its environs. Suspects arrested include: Habibu Ibrahim 22yrs
-Aminu Umar 17yrs
-Dahiru Abdullahi 17yrs
-Abba Alhassan a.k.a Mulala 22yrs
-Shamsudeen Ibrahim 24yrs
-Abubakar Bawa 20yrs
-Abdul Talib Siri-siri 20yrs
-Umar Adam 17yrs
-Mustaphaa Haruna 25yrs
-Sadiq Salamu 21yrs
-Abdullahi Sabo 21yrs
-Sadiq Yakubu 17yrs
-Bashir Nuhu 20yrs
-Shaibu Bawa 18yrs
-Mohammed Mustapha 20yrs
-Umar Haruna 17yrs
-Uzaifa Bello 18yrs, and two others for armed robbery
-Ismaila Abubakar 20yrs
-Abdulrahman Adamu 21yrs According to him, earlier on 3rd April, 2025 at about 2.30am, 23 suspects were arrested at a hotel within Tunga with shisha smoking apparatus and other illicit drugs and cannabis. Furthermore, the PPRO disclosed that thirteen others were arrested within the community with dangerous weapons. However, Abiodun revealed that monitoring and raid of criminal hideout continues, while normalcy has been restored in the metropolis. All suspects are under investigation in SCID Minna. Police arrests 55 suspects over thuggery, restiveness, recover weapons in Niger

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[Komoru]

Na waoo, things have gone out of hands. See there age. Are this people not surppose to be in the schools