Niger: Police Arrest Notorious Bandits' Leader Inside Popular Market, Details Emerge

• The Niger state police command has confirmed the arrest of notorious bandit leader Rabiu Yusuf, alias Rabee
• Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, the state police CP, confirmed that the force also nabbed 14 others through intelligence reports
• The recovery of various arms signals a significant dent in the capabilities of criminal elements operating in the state

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Niger state, Minna - Police have arrested a suspected bandits' leader, identified as Rabiu Yusuf, best referred to as Rabee, at the popular Tunga Mallam market, Paikoro local government area of Niger state.

The commissioner of police in Niger state, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, made this disclosure to newsmen while parading different suspects arrested by his command.

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According to the CP, the suspected bandit was arrested on Saturday, January 6, following an intelligence report.

As reported by Daily Trust, Rabee, during interrogation, confessed to participating in a series of kidnappings and being associated with the Muware camp of bandits responsible for terrorising several areas in the state.

How 14 other suspects were arrested

Meanwhile, the arrest of Rabee marks a significant breakthrough in the fight against banditry and criminal activities in Niger state.

The police have intensified efforts to dismantle criminal networks, leading to the capture of 14 other suspects who engage in kidnapping, arms dealing, armed robbery, car theft, raping and thuggery.

The police commissioner said the suspects were arrested after kidnapping a 20-year-old victim and collected N1.6 million ransom, The New Telegraph report added.

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Notorious 'one chance' couple arrested in Abuja, vehicle recovered

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the FCT police arrested a couple and one other involved in a 'one chance' robbery.

Operatives from Utako police divisional Headquarters on Thursday, January 11, paraded the trio of Chukwudi Okorie (male, 51 years), Chibuzor Okorie (female, 43 years), both husband and wife and Esther Gabriel (female, 38 years).

Police arrest fake soldier 'defrauding residents'

Also, the Nigerian Army on Thursday, January 11, announced that it had arrested a fake soldier in Awe, headquarters of Awe local government area of Nasarawa state.

The Nasarawa state police spokesman, DSP Rahman Nansel, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital.

According to the statement, the suspect claimed to be a soldier attached to 231 Battalion Biu, Borno state, but the police investigation proved otherwise.

Source: Legit.ng