Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - A four-man armed robbery gang attacked a elderly businessman identified as Sale and robbed him of an unspecified amount of money in Minna, Niger State.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday,
September 8, 2025, at Tunga Market.
The victim said that he had a business deal on Sunday at
NNPC, near the city gate in Minna, and had collected his money from the station
that morning with the intention of depositing it into a bank.
An eyewitness from the scene of the attack told newsmen that
the four robbers blocked the victim’s vehicle with their Corolla car near the
congested Tunga market, opened his vehicle’s back seat and boot, and stole the
valuables before zooming off towards David Mark Road, Minna, to an unknown
destination.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident
“Today 8th September, 2025 at about 8.45am, report received indicated that there was a robbery around Tunga Market, Minna where a Toyota Camry vehicle, ash in colour with four men crossed and blocked a Mercedes vehicle,” he stated.
The PRO stated that the victim in the Mercedes vehicle was
allegedly robbed of a yet to be ascertained sum of money, when coming from the
old city gate area.
However, he disclosed that all Police patrol teams and
Divisions were immediately alerted for quick intervention, immediate possible
recovery and arrest of the suspected armed robbers.
“The Commissioner of Police has directed Area Commander
Minna and DPO Tudun-Wada Division to quickly swing into action and ensure a
forensic investigation with a view to arrest the culprits, while the victim is
advised to officially report the incident in the nearest Police station,”
Abiodun added
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