Police Arrest Ex-convict, 2 Others For Theft In Niger

• The Niger State Police force have arrested three people for suspected theft in the state.

• The accused were alleged to have been planning to burgle a shop.

• The ex-convict, a 19-year-old was released from prison for motorcycle theft

Men of the Niger State Police Command have clapped back at armed robbery and it’s related vices, as they arrest suspected thieves in the state.

According to reports, the suspects, which includes an ex-convict were arrested at an hotel, where they were planning their attack.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, while confirming the arrest noted that the suspects were planning to burgle a provision store in Minna.

The statement reads;

“In a continuous effort of the Niger State Police Command to stem the tide of crime and criminality in the State, the following arrests were made; on 4/01/2025 at about 6pm, based on a credible intelligence received, police operatives attached to Tudun-Wada Div arrested three suspected notorious armed robbers and burglars who are; Jibrin Ndako 19yrs of Barikin-Sale, Haruna Abubakar 20yrs of Angwan-Kamfani and Aliyu Abdullahi 18yrs of Kpakungu, Minna,” 

“The suspects were arrested in a hotel along Eastern Bye-Pass, Minna where they lodged in a room and they were found with dangerous weapons of three cutlasses and one industrial iron cutter.

“During interrogation, Jibrin Ndako who had just returned from a jail term for the offence of theft of motorcycles, narrated that he met his accomplices from Agaie and brought them to Minna to join him in breaking a targeted provision store located at Barikin-Sale Minna before their arrest by the Police.

“The suspects have been transferred to State Police Headquarters, Minna for further investigation and diligent prosecution.

“The suspects are still undergoing preliminary investigations at the Div and they will soon be transferred to SCID Minna for further investigation and diligent prosecution.”

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