The police command in Niger has arrested three suspects over alleged thuggery and illegal possession of prohibited firearms.

Shawulu Dan-Mamman, the police commissioner, disclosed this in Minna on Wednesday.

Mr Dan-Mamman said the three suspects were arrested with dangerous weapons and some weeds suspected to be Indian hemp in Maitumbi, Minna.

According to him, the suspects were arrested at about 1:00 a.m. on April 30, during a raid in the corpers’ lodge area led by the DPO of Maitumbi Division in collaboration with vigilante members following a distress call.

“When we received the distressed call, our patrol team of Operation Flush with vigilante members, led by the DPO, rushed to the area and successfully arrested the suspects.

“The suspects were known for thuggery and the use of dangerous weapons to terrorise the residents of the area,” he said.

The police chief further said that the suspects had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation, and efforts were ongoing to apprehend other accomplices at large.

Mr Dan-Mamman advised parents and guardians to keep a close watch on their wards and caution them against committing crimes that would incur the wrath of the law.

(NAN)