NIGER POLICE ARREST WANTED THUG, 26 OTHERS IN MINNA RAID
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a notorious wanted thug, Abdulkarim Mohammed, popularly known as “Na-Kareemu,” along with 26 other suspects during a series of raids on identified criminal hideouts in Minna, the state capital.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the suspects were arrested during separate intelligence-led operations carried out between July 4 and July 6, 2026.
According to him, operatives attached to the Tudun-Wada Division conducted a sting operation on July 4 and 5, raiding identified black spots around Kafintella, Sauka-Kahuta and Building Materials Road, where 10 suspects were apprehended.
The suspects were identified as Rabiu Hassan, Musa Zaidu, Hassan Alhassan, Dahiru Mohammad, Abubakar Yahaya, Awwal Muhammad, Sadiq Ahmed, Muhammad Audu, Hassan Usman and Abdulahim Jibril.
Abiodun said the operatives recovered dangerous weapons from the suspects, including a long curved sharp sickle, a digger, a stick and a shovel.
“During interrogation, they confessed that they had come from Yobe State to Minna for illegal mining activities. The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Minna, for further investigations,” he said.
In a separate operation conducted between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on July 6, operatives attached to the ‘A’ Division, Minna, raided criminal hideouts around the PZ area, Angwan-Kaje, Saiko, Abdusalam Quarters, Tudun-Natsira and Paida, leading to the arrest of 17 additional suspects.
Among those arrested was Abdulkarim Mohammed, alias “Na-Kareemu,” described by the police as a notorious and most wanted thug who had allegedly been evading arrest over his involvement in several criminal activities.
The police recovered four cutlasses, two knives, cannabis and other suspected illicit substances from the suspects during the operation.
Abiodun said all the suspects are currently undergoing further investigation, adding that those found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
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