Police arrest three fake vigilantes for alleged robbery, kidnapping in Niger

From John Adams, Minna

The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested three fake vigilantes men for an alleged robbery and kidnapping in Bari town, Mariga local government area of the state.

The police command have the names of the suspects as Alhassan Tanko 25 years, Basiru Shaibu 26 years and Ishaya Umar 28 years all of Beri, Mariga local government area.

The command in a statement in Minna by the public relation officer SP Wasiu Abiodun said the men were arrested after receiving a credible information to that effect that some hoodlums formed a gang of Yansakai Vigilante at Uraga village, Mariga local government and perpetrating crime and criminality such as kidnapping and robbing innocent persons of their valuables.

According to Wasiu, “On getting this report, the Police surveillance team attached to Kotangora Area Command moved to the location and three suspects were arrested.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that seven of them formed a syndicate under the guise of Yansakai Vigilante group, for the purpose of kidnapping and armed robbery”.

He pointed out that the suspects further revealed that they had killed at least three innocent victims within Mariga in the course of their kidnapping activities before going away their motorcycles.

He disclosed that further investigation indicates that the motorcycles were sold to one Awalu of Beri, while a search was also conducted in their houses where one pump action rifle was recovered.

Effort to arrest the receiver and other members of the gang is ongoing, even as he said the suspects are under further investigation.

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