{"id":2154,"date":"2025-02-20T07:09:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:09:41","slug":"insecurity-police-vows-to-gundown-armed-miscreants-roaming-about-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/insecurity-police-vows-to-gundown-armed-miscreants-roaming-about-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Police vows to gundown armed miscreants roaming about the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Uthman Baba Naseer, Minna<\/p>\n<p>The Police Authority will now gundown any miscreants found to be in possession of dangerous weapons in Minna and its environs, the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) in Niger State Mr. Abiodun Wasiu SP has disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the Command will now go all out to clampdown on any miscreants that want to Inflict or attack unsuspecting citizens with any dangerous in Minna and its environs adding that such person will. not leave to give story &#8221; as the police will now bring the miscreants down&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Police Spokesman any one that is found to be in possession of any dangerous weapons or is holding such weapons during any crisis in Minna we are going to bring that Person down.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a Radio Badegi phone in programme and monitored in Minna during the week, Mr Wasiu Abiodun said the command will no longer fold its hands to watch some disgruntled elements using dangerous weapons on law abiding citizens in Minna.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Spokesman was speaking against the backdrop of unwholesome activities of these hoodlums that has hitherto resulted in the wanton killing of innocent lives and stealing of Public belongings in Minna in the last three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Minna, the capital of Niger State, has in the last three weeks came under heavy attacks of some streets urchins that have been terrorising residents of Minna with dangerous weapons killing and maiming residents.<\/p>\n<p>Not fewer than six persons were killed while shops were looted by the miscreants even as valuable items and amounts to millions of naira were carted away by the hoodlums.<\/p>\n<p>The area mostly affected in the activities of the street urchins in Minna, include Ogbomoso road,Angwan Sarki Maitumbi Angwan Daji all in Minna the capital of Niger State.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking, on the deadly activities of the miscreants, the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) warned that the Niger State Police Command will no longer accept any attack on residents of Minna.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Let me use this medium to sound this warning,the Police will now go out to bring down any of these miscreants that are found to be holding any dangerous weapons in Public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Again, let me warn that the Police in Niger State will not fold its hands to watch these hoodlums to attack Police that are doing their lawful duty of safeguarding lives and property of residents. This time the Police will bring that person down before you attack us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; We have done it in Maitumbi when they attacked our Policemen with dangerous weapons. We bring two of them down and nothing happened. If they like they should try our might this time they will definitely go down &#8221; he warned.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Spokesman also warned that the street urchins usually told Police that &#8221; Kariya ne Kariya ne meaning &#8221; Na lie Na lie, that the Police cannot do anything let them try us this time around,they will see what will happen to them&#8221; Abiodun declared.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to parents and guardians to always call their children to order inorder not to regret the full action of the Police against their wards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Uthman Baba Naseer, Minna The Police Authority will now gundown any miscreants found to be in possession of dangerous weapons in Minna and its environs, the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) in Niger State Mr. Abiodun Wasiu SP has disclosed. 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