{"id":2585,"date":"2025-10-25T16:50:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2025-10-25T16:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:50:35","slug":"police-arrest-10-suspected-criminals-recover-weapons-hard-drugs-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/police-arrest-10-suspected-criminals-recover-weapons-hard-drugs-in-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest 10 suspected criminals, recover weapons, hard drugs in Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Niger State Police Command has arrested ten suspects allegedly involved in criminal activities and unrest across parts of Minna and Kontagora, recovering dangerous weapons and hard drugs from them.<br \/><br \/>The Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Minna.<br \/><br \/>According to him, officers from the \u2018A\u2019 Division in Kontagora carried out a raid in the Tudun-Wada area on October 23, where they arrested three suspects \u2014 Abdullahi Abdullahi (22), Fahad Abubakar (19), and Nasiru Aliyu (28).<br \/><br \/>\u201cThey were found in possession of a large quantity of marijuana, two knives, and a military camouflage trouser,\u201d Abiodun stated, adding that investigations are ongoing.<br \/><br \/>Similarly, police operatives from the Central Police Station, Minna, conducted raids on several criminal hideouts, including Angwan Sarki, Kuta Road, Sabon-Gari, Ogbomosho, Baida, and Makera.<br \/><br \/>During the operation, seven more suspects were arrested \u2014 Hamza Dauda (28), Hussain Sanda (25), Sani Hassan (22), Danlami Garba (25), Saidu Hassan (19), Musa Umar (21), and Hassan Usman (25).<br \/><br \/>Items recovered from them include marijuana, shisha pipes, and other intoxicating substances.<br \/><br \/>Abiodun further revealed that the suspects were charged to court on October 24, while the Command continues intensified raids on identified criminal hotspots to ensure peace and security across the state.<br \/><br \/>He urged residents to remain vigilant and provide timely information to the police to help curb crime and maintain law and order in Niger State.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Niger State Police Command has arrested ten suspects allegedly involved in criminal activities and unrest across parts of Minna and Kontagora, recovering dangerous weapons and hard drugs from them. The Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Minna. 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