Police arrest seven for illegal mining, vandalisation of govt property in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 7 suspects for amerciable mining and vandalisation of authorities spot successful Gurara Local Government Area.

This is contained successful a connection by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, connected Wednesday successful Minna.

The spokesperson stated that the arrests followed the command’s continuous effort to support and safeguard nationalist spot successful Niger.

He said that connected March 22, astatine astir 5:00 pm, based connected a study of amerciable mining and vandalism astatine Gurara waterfalls, constabulary operatives attached to Gawu-Babangida Division conducted a sting cognition wrong the installation and arrested 7 suspects.

Abiodun said that the suspects were aged betwixt 27 and 40 years, each of Tsauni country of Gwagwalada, Abuja, and Lambata successful Niger.

He stated that exhibits recovered from them were 2 h2o pump engines, 14 carpets, six shovels, 3 diggers, 2 pipes and 7 caput pans.

The PRO said that the lawsuit had since been transferred to the SCID Minna for further investigation.

Abiodun stated further that connected March 17, astatine astir 4:00 pm, a akin raid was carried retired successful the aforesaid facility, and 8 suspects were arrested with thirte...