13 deadly robbers terrorising Niger State arrested

Men of the Niger State Police Command have arrested thirteen suspected robbers alleged to have been terrorising residents of Suleja.


Arrested suspects are Saidu Kabiru, 21; Abubakar Sadiq, 22; Usman Ali, 20; Bala Abdullahi, 28; Lukman Abubakar, 25; Mohammed Mohammed, 21, and Hussaini Ibrahim, 21. Others are Zaharadeen Adam, 19; Abdullahi Yahaya, 22; Aliyu Sani, 21; Abubakar Shehu, 20; Hassan Ibrahim, 21, and Abdulmalik Usman, 22.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, told Vanguard that the suspects were eventually arrested from their different hideouts, based on a tip-off.

Abubakar noted that a total war had been declared on criminals in the state.

”Niger State Police Command has declared war on crime, with a view to reducing crime rate in the state; we urge the public to report any suspicious person to the nearest police station.

“For the criminals, they have no hiding place, because the law will soon catch up with them and they will be dealt with.”