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Olabode Adaramola Minna
The Command stated this in a Crime Bulletin issued and made available to Journalists by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO ) attached to the State Police Command SP Wasiu Abiodun and made available to Journalists on Wednesday in Minna.
According to the Crime Bulletin, “on November 17, 2025 at about 9pm, Police surveillance team attached to Tudun-Wada Div, while on stop and search around Western Bye-Pass intercepted two suspects on a motorcycle:Habibu Isyaku 20yrs and Musa Yakubu 18yrs, both of Texaco area of Maitumbi, Minna.
It added that the suspects were subjected to on-the-spot search, adding that a locally made gun was recovered.
The Spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Abiodun, said that “During interrogation, they allegedly couldn’t give a satisfactory account of themselves and were suspected to be robbing members of the public along the Bye-Pass”.
He however assured that further investigation is ongoing, and suspects will soon be transferred to SCID Minna.
In another development, the Crime Bulletin noted that earlier,” on November 14 2025, Police operatives attached to Central Police Div, Minna carried out a sting operation in some identified black spots around Sayako, Tudun-Natsira, Abdul Salam Qtrs, and Baida.
It stated further that five suspects were arrested:
Abdullahi Sani 27yrs, arrested with suspected cannabis, and a dealer in illicit substances, Mohammed Inuwa 21yrs, arrested with a sharp knife and suspected cannabis, Abbas Yahaya a.k.a Papalo 25yrs of Sayako, arrested with a long saw blade, Abdulrahman Ismail 29yrs of Abdul Salam Qtrs and
Mohammed Abubakar 28yrs arrested with illicit substances.
The PPRO however assured that all suspects arrested have been charged to court for criminal conspiracy, thuggery and being in possession of dangerous weapons and illicit substances.
