From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 30 suspected thugs during the Maulud procession in Minna metropolis
The police command disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna.
Abiodun noted that the suspects were apprehended in various areas, including Angwan-Sarki, Limawa, Angwan-Daji, New-Market, Sabon-Gari, Kuta Road, Obasanjo Complex, Ogbomosho Street, Lagos Street, and Central Roundabout.
He said: “In continuation of the Niger State Police Command clamp down on thuggery activities and other vices, during the Maulud procession by the police operatives attached to A Division Minna on surveillance and monitoring patrols arrested thirty suspects from different locations.
“Exhibits recovered from the suspects include; three knives, three cutlasses, one iron rod, scissors, cannabis, shisha apparatus, and other illicit chemical substances.
He added that the suspects are currently under investigation and will face charges of thuggery.
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