Police arrest suspect for attempted sexual assault on three minors in Niger

The Nigeria Police Force, Niger State Command, has arrested a 40-year-old man, Jafar Mohammed, also known as Danlami, over attempted sexual assault on three young girls in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspect, a resident of Sabon-Gari in Kontagora, was apprehended on February 11, 2026, at about 10:00 a.m. by operatives of the Kontagora Area Command.

Police investigations revealed that Mohammed allegedly lured the three victims, aged between six and seven years, to an uncompleted building in the Dadin-Kowa area of Kontagora under the pretense of giving them candy.

SP Abiodun stated that during the alleged attempt, one of the girls reportedly raised an alarm, drawing the attention of neighbours who swiftly intervened and ensured he was arrested.

The suspect was subsequently handed over to the police and has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Minna for further investigation and possible prosecution.

In a separate development, the PRO disclosed that police also recovered an abandoned rifle in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.

The command disclosed that on February 12, 2026, at about 5:30 p.m., a report was received from a resident who discovered a firearm while clearing bushes around Government Teachers College in Mokwa.

“Operatives attached to Mokwa Division were immediately deployed to the scene, where they recovered a rusty Submachine Gun (SMG) rifle suspected to have been abandoned by hoodlums,” he revealed.

The police further said the firearm is currently undergoing ballistic analysis to determine its origin and possible connection to criminal activities in the area.