The Niger State Police command have arrested 6 suspects for alleged theft.
According to reports, the suspects were said to have vandalized a street, stealing light cables in Minna, Niger State.
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Confirming the arrest, the state police command, in a statement released on Monday, October 28, 2024 said the suspects were arrested during a routine patrol along the Keteren-Gwari area of Minna, the state capital.
The statement reads;
“On 27/10/2024 at about 1500hrs, Police operatives attached to Kpakungu Div with vigilante members, while on routine patrol along Keteren-Gwari area of Minna intercepted the following suspects: Umar Mustapha 40yrs, Idris Abdullahi 20yrs, Mahmud Moh’d 37yrs, Musa Zakari 42yrs, Aliyu Musa 60yrs, and Salihu Musa 45yrs all of Alagbado and Keteren-Gwari area, Minna,” the statement read.
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“The suspects were found to have conspired, vandalized, and stolen street lights and armored cables along Keteren-Gwari road, Minna.
“During interrogation, they confessed to the crime, and some of the cables were recovered from them.”
