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Children’s Day 2025: CP Niger celebrates with Police Secondary School students in Minna

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As part of activities marking the 2025 Children’s Day celebration, the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, mnips, hosted staff and students of Police Secondary School, Minna, at the State Police Headquarters, Dutsen-Kura, Minna on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025.   The students honoured the visit with a colourful guard of honour and anniversary parade, followed by the delivery of a special Children’s Day message by the Head Boy and Head Girl. They hailed the Commissioner as a father figure, a disciplined officer, and a symbol of…

Niger Police Foils Robbery Plot, Arrest 3 Suspected Armed Robbers in Minna ….. Parades others for kidnapping, homicide

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In a significant breakthrough, the Niger State Police Command has apprehended three suspected armed robbers allegedly plotting to burgle a provision store in Minna. The arrest occurred on January 4, 2025, around 6 pm, following credible intelligence received by the Tudun-Wada Division. The suspects, identified as Jibrin Ndako (19) of Barikin-Sale, Haruna Abubakar (20) of Angwan-Kamfani, and Aliyu Abdullahi (18) of Kpakungu, Minna, were arrested at a hotel along the Eastern Bye-Pass, Minna. They were found in possession of three cutlasses and an industrial iron cutter. During interrogation, Jibrin Ndako,…

DSS raids suspected terrorist’s hideout in Minna, recovers 150 AK-47 rifles, anti-aircraft rifles

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The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Niger State Command, have stormed the house of a suspected terrorist in Kulobe community in the Gbeganu area of Minna and discovered a large cache of AK47 riffles and thousands of ammunition.   According to Punch, the operatives raided the suspect’s home between 1am and 3am on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, following a tip-off from neighbours.   The suspected terrorist was said to have seen the operatives coming to his house through his CCTV and engaged them in a gun battle.…

Niger Police arrest 32 suspects in continuous raid of flash-points in minna

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In furtherance to the house-to-house raid operations of the Command as directed by the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Ogundele J. Ayodeji that such sting operation will be a continuous exercise towards ensuring a lasting peaceful atmosphere in Minna metropolis and most especially to equally ensure a guaranteed peaceful environment for the March 18th Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Niger State.   The Operations Department of the Command in conjunction with other tactical teams on March 16th ,2023 at about 2355hrs, conducted another raid operation at…

Gov Sani Bello assures of APC Victory In 2023 Election …… As Tinubu Flags-off campaign in Minna, commissions Two North Central Zonal Presidential Campaign Offices

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Niger state Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello said all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state are united and have resolved to make the party victorious in the 2023 general elections.   The Governor stated this when the APC Presidential candidate Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu commissioned the largest Campaign office which is also housed a situation room for the North Central zone in Minna,Niger state capital.   The edifice was donated by the lawmaker representing Niger East, Senator Mohammad Sani Musa. Governor Sani Bello who said though there…

Niger Police recaptures another escaped Kuje inmate in Minna

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In a continued effort to recapture escaped inmates from Kuje custodial center during the jail break, on 31st July,2022 at about 0700hrs based on a tip off, Niger state Police Command operatives attached to Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) arrested one John Ijamu aged 42yrs ‘m’ of Apa LGA, Benue State but residing along Mandela road, Minna.   The inmate was arrested in his residence in Minna and during interrogation; he confessed that he escaped from the custodial facility during the attack along with other inmates while he escaped further to…

Pantami takes Digital Economic agenda to Minna

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The Federal Government’s agenda to transform the country to a robust digital economy, became the focal point in the message of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who was the special guest at the weekend commissioning of a ‘Digital Nigeria Centre’ at the Father O’Connel Science College, Minna, Niger State.   Hosted at the occasion by the college community led by its old student and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada who facilitated the project executed by the Universal Service Provision…

Gov Sani Bello moves to End Insecurity In Niger State,assents Vigilante Corps Law

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello in his efforts to contain the rising cases of insecurity in the state, has assented into Law, the Vigilante Corps Law. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar in a press briefing in Minna at the instance of the Governor. He explained that the numerous voluntary organisations operating in the state, with the aim of protecting their various communities necessitated the establishment of the Vigilante Corps Law. The Commissioner further said the law…

FLOODING : Gov Sani Bello orders repairs on eroded roads in Minna

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Niger State Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello has directed the Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development to carry out intervention work on portions of roads eroded by rainwater in Minna the State capital. Governor Sani Bello gave the directive when he inspected some eroded parts of Minna-Boso-Maikunkele Road and that of Minna Western Bypass. He charged the ministry to hasten the repairs of the roads to avoid accidents and save the roads from total collapse. The Governor who observed that most parts of the roads being washed away were largely due to…

Gov Fayemi commissions 4.3km roads network in Minna,applauds Niger Gov

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Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Governor Kayode Fayemi has described Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State,as one of the astute financial manager who has been able to provide dividends of democracy to his people with the limited available resources accrued to the states. Governor Fayemi stated this when he commissioned 4.3kms roads network reconstructed and rehabilitated by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello at Bosso Estate in Minna the state capital. The NGF Chairman said, Governor Sani Bello has done remarkably well in the reconstruction, rehabilitation…