Wednesday, January 8, 2025 -The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers, including an ex-convict, thwarting their plans to burgle a provision store in Minna.
The suspects—Jibrin Ndako, 19, of Barikin-Sale; Haruna Abubakar, 20, of
Angwan-Kamfani; and Aliyu Abdullahi, 18, of Kpakungu—were apprehended at a
hotel along the Eastern Bye-Pass in Minna.
Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives attached to the
Tudun-Wada Division raided the hotel, where the suspects were found lodging
with dangerous weapons, including three cutlasses and an industrial iron
cutter.
The Niger State Police Command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed
the arrest in a statement. He disclosed that Jibrin Ndako, an ex-convict
recently released from jail for motorcycle theft, confessed to masterminding
the plan. “Ndako met his accomplices in Agaie and brought them to Minna to
break into a targeted provision store located at Barikin-Sale,” the statement
revealed.
The suspects are currently undergoing preliminary investigations and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further interrogation and prosecution.
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