The Niger State Police Command has arrested several suspects in separate operations linked to armed robbery, tricycle theft, and possession of stolen property across the state.
In the first case, operatives of the Maje Division arrested 43-year-old Ghali Bello over the theft of a tricycle belonging to a trader at Auwal Ibrahim Market, Kwamba. The victim reported on May 8, 2026, that his newly acquired tricycle with registration number MNA 125 VM was stolen from where it was parked after work.
Acting on the complaint, police detectives used technical intelligence to trace the tricycle to Funtua Local Government Area in Katsina State, where it was recovered from the suspect. During interrogation, Bello claimed he received the tricycle from one Sani of Kwamba Motor Park, who is still at large.
Investigations later showed that Bello worked in the same market and had served as guarantor for the victim’s hire-purchase agreement for the tricycle, valued at about N8 million. Both the suspect and the recovered tricycle are in custody for further investigation.
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In a separate incident, police operatives attached to Maitumbi Division arrested Abba Umar, 28, and Zakariya Abubakar, 23, both of Sabon-Titi, Minna, for alleged armed robbery. The suspects reportedly stormed a hotel in the Maitumbi area armed with dangerous weapons and robbed guests of phones and valuables.
They were arrested following a distress call from the hotel manager, and cutlasses believed to be used in the operation were recovered. The command said the suspects will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and prosecution.
Meanwhile, patrol officers from Mokwa Division arrested 27-year-old Hussaini Mohammed of Guye-Doko village in Kwara State with a Bajaj motorcycle suspected to be stolen.
Mohammed confessed that the motorcycle belonged to his father and that he planned to sell it in Kontagora without consent. The motorcycle has been recovered, and the suspect has been charged to court.
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