POLICE IN NIGER STATE ARREST WOMAN CARRYING AMMUNITION, KIDNAP SUSPECT, OTHERS FOR VARIOUS CRIMES
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BY UTHMAN MOHAMMED
The police in Niger State have made major progress in their efforts to stop crime. They have arrested a woman who is suspected of carrying weapons and ammunition, a known person who kidnaps children, and several other people involved in criminal activities throughout the state.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, told reporters in Minna that a 35-year–old woman named Zuwaira Usman from Pandogari in Rafi Local Government Area was arrested on November 4, 2025. The arrest happened after police officers from the Force Intelligence Department and the Special Tactical Squad acted on reliable information.
The police say that during their investigation, they found out that Zuwaira Usman was recruited by a man named Lawali in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State.
He sent her to Warri, Delta State, to pick up a package. She is accused of helping move weapons for criminals.
The package, hidden inside a flask, was found to include 2,500 rounds of AK-47 bullets. Another person named Ahmed was caught in Delta State, and the search for Lawali is still ongoing.
In another case, on November 27, 2025, STS officers arrested Aminu Ahmed, who is 25 years old and from Kontagora.
He is accused of taking three children and collecting ransom money worth millions of naira.
According to information, the suspect admitted to kidnapping young people between January and November 2025.
He took them to places like Lagos and Ilorin and talked to their families to get money. After collecting the ransom, he left the kids at different spots. He is now being closely questioned.
The police also made progress in stopping people from illegally owning weapons.
On November 3, 2025, a patrol group from the Gawu-Babangida Division caught Muhammed Mahmud, who is 25 and from Zuba area. He was stopped on the road between Izom, Abuchi, and Suleja.
He was found in possession of a locally fabricated pistol loaded with a cartridge and has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Minna for further investigation.
On December 10, 2025, operatives of Operation Flush attached to Chanchaga Division arrested two suspected phone snatchers, Hassan Abdullahi, 19, and Khalifa Bashir, 21, both residents of Minna.
The suspects were intercepted in a tricycle at the Old City Gate, where three Android phones, suspected to have been stolen, were recovered. They reportedly confessed to robbing passengers and will be prosecuted accordingly.
In another operation, police patrol teams attached to Maje Division recovered two improvised guns concealed in bushes near a mountain by Zuma Rock along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway on December 12, 2025.
It is believed that the weapons were used by armed robbers in the area. On the same day, two people suspected of committing an armed robbery, Adamu Usman, 29, and Umar Mohammed Bello, 31, were arrested in Kagarko, Kaduna State, linked to the robbery in Suleja. Another person, Zakariyau Mohammed, was arrested for conspiring in the crime and stealing household goods.
The Niger State Police Command told the public that they are working hard to keep using smart policing methods and asked people to keep giving them helpful information so that the state can stay safe.
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