Police arrest 31 suspected thugs over lethal clashes in Minna

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 31 suspects following a collection of violent clashes in components of Minna, together with assaults that left two folks useless and several other others injured.

The incidents occurred in Albishir, Gurara, Gbeganu, Samande, Tunga, Angwan-Biri and Tudun-Fulani communities between October 16 and 29, 2026.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a criminal offense bulletin issued on Thursday.

In the most recent operation on October 29, operatives of the Anti-Thuggery Unit arrested seven suspects following repeated assaults round Albishir, Gurara and Gbeganu.

Those arrested have been Abdullahi Hassan, 20; Shafiu Yahaya, 25; Mohammed Abdullahi, 26; Idris Bashir, 24; Idris Mohammed, 22; Alhassan Isyaku, 26; and Aliyu Isah, 27.

Police searches reportedly yielded a sword, cutlasses, a knife, suspected hashish and a cable.

Preliminary investigations traced the violence to a reprisal linked to a confrontation at a celebration in Albishir in 2025, which allegedly resulted within the demise of 1 Sani Mohammed from Gurara.

The police stated youths from Gurara subsequently attacked Alhassan Isyaku, an Albishir resident, whereas he was enterprise furnishings work in Gurara. Aliyu Isah additionally sustained a deep minimize on his proper leg and accidents round his neck through the violence, in accordance with the command.

The seven suspects have been charged to court docket over alleged conspiracy, thuggery and inflicting grievous harm.

In a separate incident on October 16, 11 suspects have been arrested after hoodlums allegedly from Kafintela invaded Samande in Tunga, broke into outlets and engaged in a struggle that resulted within the demise of an individual from Kafintela.

Police patrol groups, together with personnel of the 12 Police Mobile Force, responded to the incident and arrested the suspects, aged between 15 and 25.

They have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, for additional investigation and subsequently charged to court docket.

Similarly, 13 suspects have been arrested on October 18 following a conflict between youths in Angwan-Biri and Tudun-Fulani communities in Bosso.

Police operatives hooked up to Bosso Division, working with vigilante members, raided the affected areas at about 1:30 am and recovered numerous harmful weapons.

The command added that the suspects have been additionally charged to court docket, and that monitoring and visibility patrols would proceed throughout the affected communities.