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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Niger State Police Command has arrested eight suspects in two separate incidents in connection with illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna, the state capital.<\/p>\n

Niger State Police spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Saturday, said on August 18, 2025, police operatives carried out a sting operation at an illegal mining site in Mechanic Bye-Pass, Minna, leading to the arrests of four suspects:<\/p>\n

The suspects include Samaila Nuhu, 20, Ahmad Moh\u2019d, 17, Musa Aliyu, 20, and Umar Salihu, 47.<\/p>\n

Abiodun explained that the suspects were found at the illegal mining site with three diggers, six shovels, and 10 headpans.<\/p>\n

He added that the suspects are under investigation and will be prosecuted accordingly.<\/p>\n

Abiodun also disclosed that on 19th August, 2025 at 2:00 pm, some victims of robbery from Fadama Mandela road, Sauka-Kahuta Minna reported at Tudun-Wada Police Division that on 18th August, at about 8:00 pm, some suspected robbers numbering about 16, conspired and robbed them in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe items allegedly carted away include; one handset valued at about N75,000, a sum of N158,000, and foodstuffs including two bottles of palm oil. During the robbery, one of the victims was stabbed on the left leg with a knife,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n

Abiodun noted that in the course of investigation with technical intelligence, four suspects were arrested in connection with the crime which include Mamud Mohammed, Abubakar Musa<\/p>\n

Amadu Umar, Abdulkadir Suleiman, all of Sauka-Kahuta, Minna.<\/p>\n

The police spokesman further revealed that one of the injured victim equally identified the suspects as members of the gang that attacked them.<\/p>\n

Items recovered include two sim cards that were in the robbed handset, three screw drivers two knives, three cutlasses and some charms<\/p>\n

The suspects have been transferred to SCID Minna for further investigation and efforts to arrest others in progress.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Niger State Police Command has arrested eight suspects in two separate incidents in connection with illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna, the state capital. 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