Police raid criminal hotspots, arrest 21 suspected thugs, recover weapons in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has intensified its crackdown connected transgression activities successful Minna, arresting 21 suspected thugs successful abstracted raids and recovering unsafe weapons, including a locally made pistol.

The arrests were made during targeted operations by constabulary operatives attached to Kpakungu and Chanchaga divisions arsenic the bid moved against identified transgression hotspots crossed the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, successful a connection connected Sunday, said operatives of Kpakungu Division conducted a raid astatine Angwan-Kanawa, Kpakungu, connected August 24 astatine astir 9:30pm, starring to the apprehension of six suspects.

The suspects see Sani Ibrahim, 18; Abdulkareem Hassan, 20; Salmanu Ishaq, 18; Nasiru Mukhtar, 18; Suleiman Yusuf, 18; and Abdulsalam Shuaibu, each residents of the area.

Abiodun stated that the suspects were arrested with suspected cannabis, a cutlass, 2 scissors, a achromatic container and different illicit items.

The pursuing night, 3 much suspects identified arsenic Ibrahim Mohammed, 18; Mustapha Abdulkadir, 20; and Mustapha Mohammed, 19, were arrested astatine Marikichi wh...