Police arrest 31 suspected thugs over deadly clashes in Minna

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 31 suspects pursuing a bid of convulsive clashes successful parts of Minna, including attacks that near 2 radical dormant and respective others injured.

The incidents occurred successful Albishir, Gurara, Gbeganu, Samande, Tunga, Angwan-Biri and Tudun-Fulani communities betwixt October 16 and 29, 2026.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this successful a transgression bulletin issued connected Thursday.

In the latest cognition connected October 29, operatives of the Anti-Thuggery Unit arrested 7 suspects pursuing repeated attacks astir Albishir, Gurara and Gbeganu.

Those arrested were Abdullahi Hassan, 20; Shafiu Yahaya, 25; Mohammed Abdullahi, 26; Idris Bashir, 24; Idris Mohammed, 22; Alhassan Isyaku, 26; and Aliyu Isah, 27.

Police searches reportedly yielded a sword, cutlasses, a knife, suspected cannabis and a cable.

Preliminary investigations traced the unit to a reprisal linked to a confrontation astatine a enactment successful Albishir successful 2025, which allegedly resulted successful the decease of 1 Sani Mohammed from Gurara.

The constabulary said youths from Gurara subsequently attacked Alhassan Isyaku, an Albishir resident, portion helium was undertaking furnishings enactment successful Gurara. Aliyu Isah besides sustained a heavy chopped connected his close limb and injuries astir his cervix duri...