Police arrest 5 suspected robbers in Niger

The police command in Niger has presented five people as suspected armed robbers.

The police alleged that they broke into a man’s residence in Minna and stole his property.

The state commissioner of police, Mr. Shawulu Dan-Mammam, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Minna.

He said that the case against the suspects would be criminal conspiracy, thuggery, armed robbery, illegal possession of prohibited fire arms, and possession of a large quantity of substances suspected to be hemp (marijuana).

Dan-Mammam said that the police had received a distressed call from one Alhaji Ibrahim Dadau of Brighter Area of Minna that a group of armed robbers invaded his house, inflicted injuries on him, and molested his family.

“The robbers stole a car, his wife’s jewellery valued at N3.5 million, two television sets, a fan, and N2.2 million cash, among others.

“Credible intelligence from community-based policing led to the arrest of the suspects,” he said.

The commissioner said that the suspects had confessed to a series of thuggery and armed robbery operations in Minnesota.

“Through our investigation and the suspects’ confessions, an SUV car, a light blue colour marked NIGER AG 400 PAK, was recovered alongside one POS machine, a television set, and two fans, among others.

“However, the investigation is still in progress,” he said.