The Niger State Police Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has intensified efforts to combat thuggery, youth restiveness, and armed robbery in Minna metropolis.
On July 30, 2025, between 3:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., police operatives from the Anti-Thuggery Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), in collaboration with officers from Maitumbi and Central Police Stations and local vigilantes, conducted a sting operation in Angwan-Roka, Kwari-Berger, Flamingo, and Tudun—areas under Maitumbi, Minna.
During the operation, 24 suspects were arrested at various locations. Among them are Abubakar Nura (23), Auwal Mohammed (20), Suleiman Hassan (21), and Alhassan Mohammed (19), all residents of Angwan-Roka and Maitumbi.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed the arrests in a crime bulletin released to journalists on Friday in Minna. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended in a residence used as a hideout by a notorious gang leader, Saidu Umar Namaska, who is currently at large.
A search of the premises led to the recovery of an automatic pump-action gun with two live cartridges, a bolt cutter, cutlasses, scissors, shisha pots, and suspected illicit substances.
Other suspects arrested include Usman Abubakar Bahago (18), Abubakar Sadiq Bahago (24), and Mubarak Abubakar (18), all from Angwan-Roka. These individuals were apprehended in another house used by a known gang leader, Sudaise, where dangerous weapons were also recovered.
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Additionally, Jemilu Ibrahim (23) of Berger Junction and Jemilu Ilyasu (16) of Kwari-Berger were arrested in a shop where they allegedly threatened police officers with a knife and attempted to escape through the rooftop. Cutlasses and knives were recovered from under their bed.
Further arrests include Shafiu Umar Chukuli (30), Daniel Joseph (16), Saidu Aminu Babayi (25), and Mustapha Mohammed (25), apprehended in a house previously linked to the killing of a vigilante member.
Eleven more suspects were arrested in separate incidents during the operation.
SP Abiodun confirmed that all suspects are under investigation and that efforts to apprehend other fleeing gang members are ongoing.
Commissioner Elleman assured the public that the Police Command remains proactive in tackling crime and urged residents to continue supporting the police in maintaining peace and security.
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