Police arrest suspect in Niger, recover locally made gun, ammunition
The Niger State police command has arrested a suspect, identified as Malachi Bitrus, for allegedly possessing a locally made gun and three rounds of live AK-47 ammunition at Pogo village in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state.
A statement on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, said the suspect was arrested at about 7:30 p.m. during a stop-and-search operation in the village.
“On 25th July 2026, about 7.30 p.m., Police Safer Highway Patrol team stationed at Pogo village via Paiko, during a routine stop-and-search, arrested one Malachi Bitrus of Munya area with a locally made gun and three rounds of live ammunition of AK-47,” he said.
Mr Abiodun said the suspect was taken to the Paiko police division, where he claimed during interrogation to be a vigilante member and a forest officer.
“He couldn’t give a satisfactory account of himself, as well as the gun in his possession. He was later transferred to SCID Minna for further investigation,” he added.
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