Some of the suspected hoodlums. Photo : Niger Police Command
The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested 21 hoodlums over thuggery and possession of dangerous weapons as well as one suspected armed robber.
Some of the miscreants were said to have been caught disturbing the public peace and being in possession of locally made pistols at a mining site.
In the case of the suspected notorious armed robbery suspect, 20-year-old Yusuf Musa of Angwan-Kadara, Maitumbi in Minna, he was said to have been arrested with assorted items stolen from residents.
The Niger State state Police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun who confirmed the arrests said there was a manhunt for one Danjuma to recover the stolen items.
