The Niger State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects in separate operations targeting criminal hideouts and alleged thuggery across the state.
The command said 139 suspects were arrested during raids in Suleja and neighbouring areas following what it described as a recent “unlawful assembly and violent rally” in the town.
In a crime bulletin issued on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, the police said the operation was launched after some miscreants were allegedly sighted with dangerous weapons and accused of attacking and robbing members of the public during the rally.
The Commissioner of Police, Adam Elleman, subsequently deployed the Command’s Vigilance, Community Relations and Intelligence Unit, led by CSP Hassan Gimba, to Suleja on August 4.
The command said the team, acting on “actionable intelligence”, conducted sting operations at identified blackspots in Madalla, Kwata, Bakin-Ruwa, Dikko, Kaduna Road, Sabon-Wuse, Gwazunu and Chaza.
