Three Vigilantes Arrested for Murder in Niger

The police in Niger State have arrested three vigilantes, Habibu Usman (35), Tanko Abara (25) and Maigero Abdullahi (26) all of Tunga-Galadima village in Rijau Local Government Area (LGA) of the state in relation to the murdr of a 30-year-old Muhammadu Bello of Awala village in the same LGA. The state Commissioner of Police, Shawulu E. Danmamman, disclosed this in a statement he signed. The commissioner said, The suspects were arrested culpable homicide of one Mohammadu Bello (30) of Awala village, Rijau LGA. It was reported that on December 8th, 2024 at about 1300hrs, the said victim was at a vigilante point at Tunga Galadima village with his Bajaj motorcycle coming from Kontagora and heading to Rijau with about N940,000 in his possession, and since then, the victim was nowhere to be found until his lifeless body was recovered on January 13th, 2025 at a nearby bush close to the vigilante point. Therefore, the vigilante men were strongly suspected while the three suspects mentioned above were arrested and Habibu Usman confessed that one of them known as Lawal presently at large had shot an innocent person dead from the checkpoint. He said an effort was ongoing to arrest the other three members, Lawal, Jibrin, and Bako, who are also suspected to be involved. The post Three vigilantes arrested for murdr in Niger appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.