Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - The Niger State Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old suspect and three other persons over alleged drug-related offences, kidnapping and armed robbery in different parts of the state.
The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday
by the Niger Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun.
According to the statement, the teenage suspect was arrested
on January 8, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m. in the Kantoma area of Suleja following
reports that suspected hoodlums were operating in the area.
“Information received indicated that some hoodlums were
sighted around Kantoma area of Suleja, smoking suspected cannabis,” the
statement read.
Abiodun said operatives attached to ‘B’ Division, Suleja,
were mobilised to the scene, adding that the suspects attempted to flee on
sighting the police.
“On sighting the Police team, the hoodlums took to their
heels but one Usman Aliyu, 16 years, was arrested within the area with four
cutlasses, one jackknife and six sachets of illicit tablets,” the statement
said.
On the suspect’s admission, the police spokesperson stated,“
The suspect confessed to having been selling the drugs to different persons in
the area.”
He added that the suspect was arraigned in court for
prosecution after investigation.
The statement also disclosed the arrest of three other
suspects over alleged kidnapping and armed robbery activities.
“On 16th January, 2026, based on a tip-off, Police
operatives of the FID STS arrested three suspects; Mamman Bello, 18 years;
Ibrahim Adamu, 20 years; and Umar Abubakar, 25 years,” the statement said.
According to the police, Bello and Adamu were arrested in
Ilorin, Kwara State, following intelligence that suspected kidnappers had
relocated from Niger State to a forest in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara
State.
“During interrogation, it was revealed that Ibrahim joined
the group from Beji while Bello also joined from Ogbomosho, and both confessed
to different kidnapping activities within the State,” the statement read.
The police added that the suspects were planning to abduct
another victim before their arrest and are currently undergoing further
investigation.
On Umar Abubakar, the statement said he was arrested in
Garatu for his involvement in an armed robbery incident in Beji.
“He confessed to the crime and mentioned others as Wode,
Black, Moh’d and one other,” the statement said.
The command further disclosed that, “they sold the
motorcycle at the rate of six hundred thousand naira at Tunga-Mallam and shared
the proceeds,” adding that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other members of
the gang.
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