By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna<\/p>\n
The operatives of the Anti-kidnapping squad of the Niger State Police Command have arrested some members of Local vigilante group for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery.<\/p>\n
They were alleged to have been terrorizing residents of Uraga village of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State in the past three months.<\/p>\n
According to a crime bulletin issued by the Police Public Relation Officer,(PPRO) Niger State Command,SP Wasiu Abiodun and made available to Journalists in Minna,Tuesday, the gangs have so far kidnapped several numbers of villagers and disposed them of their valuables.<\/p>\n
He explained that men of the Kontagora Divisional Command had received a distressed call from the community on the operations of the kidnappers,” upon the receiving of the information,operatives swung into action and effected the arrest of three members of the kidnapping gang\u201d.<\/p>\n
Those arrested include, Alhassan Tanko, Basiru Shaibu,and Ishaya Umar all of Beri, village in Mariga Local Government Area.<\/p>\n
During interrogation, he disclosed that the suspects confessed that seven of them formed a syndicate under the guise of Yansakai Vigilante group, for the purpose of kidnapping and armed robbery. <\/p>\n
Wasiu stated that during further investigations the suspects revealed that they had killed at least three innocent victims within Mariga LGA in the course of their kidnapping escapades, and stole their motorcycles.<\/p>\n
Further Investigation,according to the Police Spoke man,revealed that the motorcycles were sold to one Awalu of Beri, while a search conducted in their houses one pump action rifle was recovered.<\/p>\n
He said efforts to arrest the receiver and other members of the gang are ongoing , adding that the suspects are under further investigation.<\/p>\n
In another operations carried out by the operatives of the anti kidnapping squared on 22nd August 2026 , a report was received at Gawu-Babangida Div from Kadna village via Gawu-Babangida that sometime in May 2026, a Bajaj motorcycle was entrusted to one Abdulkarim Yunusa of same village, who dishonestly converted the said motorcycle for his personal use and later absconded to unknown location.<\/p>\n
However, in the course of investigation, the suspect was traced and arrested in Tafa LGA, Kaduna State with the said motorcycle disclosing that he was later arrested and charged to court for prosecution and the motorcycle was released to the rightful owner.<\/p>\n
On 25th August 2026 during the Maulud celebration, Police operatives attached to Central Police Station Minna arrested one Nazifi Adamu of Angwan-Limawa area of Gwada in Shiroro local government,was arrested at New- Market junction area of Minna.<\/p>\n
He said,items recovered from him include ten packs of weeds believed to be indianhemp, cannabis sativa, Colorado,four cards of Rophypnol tablet,one sachet of methy- crystal known as ice<\/p>\n
During interrogation, the suspects claimed that he brought the items from Kuta to sell during the Maulud celebration in Minna <\/p>\n
He was arrested with the items and he is under investigation to ascertain the source of the illicit substances after which he will be prosecuted.<\/p>\n
Also in Police net, is one Emmanuel Moses,who was arrested on the 25th of August by men of the Maitumbi Divisional Command for stabbing one Nafiu Mohammed to death.<\/p>\n
On 25th August 2026 at about 6.45pm, a report was received at Maitumbi Div that one Nafiu Mohammed 35yrs of Sabon-Titi area of Maitumbi was attacked and stabbed to death. <\/p>\n
On receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in- Charge of the Divisional Command SP Ahmed Aliyu Kuta led his team swiftly moved to the area and rushed the victim to a nearby health facility where he was confirmed dead.<\/p>\n
Five other suspects believed to be behind the killing were arrested along with Emmanuel Moses.<\/p>\n
Those arrested according to SP Wasiu Abiodun, are Lukman Mohammed,Abdullahi Mohammed, Sani Ibrahim, Abdullahi Yusuf, known as Challo and Adamu Isyaku all behind Maitumbi Primary School.<\/p>\n
During interrogation, he said, the suspects mentioned one Muhammad Sani who is among their gang to be responsible for the death of the victim and effort to arrest the said Sani is in progress, while the suspects arrested are in custody for conspiracy and thuggery.<\/p>\n
In another operations carried out in some identified black spot in Maitumbi, the Police arrested three other hudlooms for being in possession of large quanty of weeds believed to be indianhemp,four scissors and shisha pipe and pot.<\/p>\n
Those arrested,are Nura Murtala,Idris Aliyu and Haruna Ibrahim all of Saiko area of Minna.<\/p>\n
They were arrested with cannabis, one cutlass, four scissors, and shisha pipes with pot. They will soon be charged to court for prosecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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