In its fight against crime, the Niger State Police Command has made numerous arrests of suspected assassins, thugs, illegal immigrants, and other criminals across the state.
SP Wasiu Abiodun, the command’s PR officer, made this known in a press release released in Minna.
According to him, a police patrol team from Beji, Beji, and vigilante members stationed at Railway Crossing, Bosso LGA, intercepted two suspects at about 12:45 a.m., Mohammed Mohammed (40 years old) and Mohammed Usman (both 35 years old).
A local gun, a live cartridge, and about 13 000 were recovered after a search on them.
The suspects admitted during questioning that one Dogo of Beji had hired them to kill a man near the railway crossing. They disclosed that Dogo promised an additional $100 000 in service charge at the beginning of the agreement after paying them $13,000 in transportation.
The intended victim had married Dogo’s ex-wife, according to preliminary investigation, and the intended victim had sought revenge. Dogo is still being apprehended, but efforts are still being made.
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The Command’s Anti-thuggery Squad also stormed the Minna areas of Soje A, Soje B, and Kpakungu between 2 and 5 a.m. in a separate operation. A digger, knives, cutlasses, and suspected stolen solar batteries were among the nine suspects who were detained for thuggery.
Sani Musa (18 years), Nura Musa (18 years), Idris Aliyu (16 years), Ibrahim Mohammed (26 years), Abubakar Mohammed (27 years), Abdulhadi Mustapha (25 years), Jamilu Mustapha (18 years), Bilal Saminu (14 years), and Jafar Saminu (22 years) are the suspects.
Mustapha Saleh, age 28, of Shiroro was detained by police in the same way for selling suspected cannabis and cultivating it. While his accomplice, one Shuaibu, is still at large, two bags of the recovered cannabis are found.
Following information from the Fadikpe community, GRA Division agents in Minna detained two suspected illegal immigrants from Senegal, Saidu Jah (25 years) and Sirinjuf Jibrin (25 years). The Nigeria Immigration Service has received the suspects’ additional documentation, but they only spoke French and were unable to explain their stay.
In Tunga, Minnesota, police detained Hadiza Bala a. k.a. Mama Sabir for pouring hot water on her neighbor during a fight. On the chest and face, the victim experienced severe burns. The suspect has been charged with grievous harm and attempted culpable homicide in court.
Source: Channels TV
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