The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men, Muhammad Mohammed and Mohammed Usman, for their alleged involvement in an assassination plot.
The suspects were intercepted on their way to Butu village in Bosso Local Government Area to collect N100,000 from one Dogo, who allegedly hired them to carry out the killing.
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In a statement issued from Minna, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the arrest took place on August 23, 2025.
Abiodun explained, “On 23/8/2025 at about 12:45 am, police patrol team with vigilante members stationed at Railway Crossing, Beji, Maikunkele area of Bosso LGA, intercepted two persons, namely Muhammad Mohammed, 40, and Mohammed Usman, 35, both of Beji.
“During interrogation, both suspects confessed that they were hired by one Dogo of Beji to assassinate a person around railway crossing area in the area, and they were on their way to collect the service charge of N100,000 from Dogo before being arrested.”
The spokesman added that the suspects claimed Dogo had initially given them N13,000 as transport fare, while they demanded N100,000 for the “job.”
Abiodun further revealed, “Preliminary investigation revealed that Dogo intended to kill the fellow because he married his ex-wife.”
A locally made pistol and live ammunition were recovered from the suspects, who are now in police custody at Maikunkele Division for preliminary investigation and have since been transferred to SCID for discreet investigation and prosecution.
Efforts to apprehend Dogo, the alleged mastermind of the plot, have intensified, according to the police.
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