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Wasiu Abiodun

May 7, 2026

Police nab Niger man for defiling minor

Zailani Suleiman, a 37-year-old resident of Angwan-Sarki Hausawa, Tungan-Mallam, has been arrested for defiling a 17-year-old girl in Paiko LGA.

Female police officers
May 7, 2026

Police nab man for homosexual acts with minors in Niger

The police command in Niger says it has arrested a 37-year-old honey seller, Isah Usman, for forcibly engaging in homosexual acts with minors in the Angwan Biri area of Minna.

May 6, 2026

Police nabbed two suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy in Niger

The police command in Niger has arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy, theft, and receiving stolen property.

Anthony Ahmed and Aisha Shuaibu(Credit: people’s gazette)
May 5, 2026

Alleged cultist nabbed with gun, military kits in Niger: Police

The police command in Niger says it has arrested a suspected cultist, Agada Isaac, with a pistol and military items in the Bida LGA.

a suspected cultist, Agada Isaac
April 20, 2026

Niger police arrest 28-year-old woman with suspected cannabis

The suspect confessed to selling the substance to members of the public.

woman with suspected cannabis
April 20, 2026

Niger police arrest two suspected car thieves

The command’s spokesman said one of the suspects is a member of a car theft syndicate.

Abdulfatai Abdulganiyu and Nura Umar
April 7, 2026

Bandits invade Niger community, kill four

Two vigilante members and a driver from the joint security team lost their lives during the attack, the state police spokesperson said.

Bandits used to illustrate the story
March 23, 2026

Suspected terrorists bomb bridge linking communities in Niger

The police spokesperson explained that the destruction of the bridge was an attempt by the terrorists to undermine ongoing security operations in the area.

March 12, 2026

Minna Heist: Five ways customers can avoid bank robbery in Nigeria

A broad daylight armed robbery attack on Friday against a bank customer in Minna has exposed the underbelly of inadequate security across Nigeria.

Minna robbery; armed cops, bullion van
February 26, 2026

Niger: Police nab nine suspects for rape, sexual assault

He said the suspects had been transferred to SCID Minna for further necessary action.

Police Officer