POLICE ARREST 16-YEAR-OLD, THREE OTHERS OVER DRUGS, KIDNAPPING, ARMED ROBBERY IN NIGER
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old suspect and three other persons in connection with 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 State 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.
Abiodun said information received by the police indicated that some individuals were sighted in the area smoking suspected cannabis, prompting operatives attached to the ‘B’ Division, Suleja, to move to the scene.
“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.
The police spokesperson added that the suspect confessed to selling the drugs to different persons in the area and has since been 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 January 16, 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,” Abiodun stated.
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 joined from Ogbomosho, and both confessed to different kidnapping activities within the state,” the statement said.
The police added that the suspects were planning to abduct another victim before their arrest and are currently undergoing further investigation.
On the arrest of Umar Abubakar, the command said he was apprehended in Garatu over 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, adding that the gang sold the stolen motorcycle for N600,000 at Tunga-Mallam and shared the proceeds.
The command noted that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang.
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