‘Hard drug’ induced hoodlums on rampage, snatches residents’ belongings in broad day light in Minna

Some areas of Minna, the capital of Niger state, have been placed under heavy siege of incessant activities of some hoodlums that are in the habit of snatching handbags from ladies.

The hoodlums whose ages range between 15 to 20 were seen moving in group with dangerous weapons such as jack knives and cudgels have in the past two weeks disposes ladies of their bags containing vital belongings.

CAPITAL POST findings revealed that these hoodlums carry out their nefarious activities under the influence of hard drugs such as indian hemp, tramadol, and other dangerous intoxicants.

Equally, it was observed that they usually attack innocent residents of Minna in their houses forcing residents to bring out their handsets, laptop and any other belongings while wielding knives and cutlass in the wee hours of the night and in broad day light.

So far, the criminal elements have subjected residents of Angwandaji, Kpakungu, Limawa Maitumbi, and Tunga area of Minna to horrible traumatic state as no fewer than 9 persons were now lying critically injured in Minna General hospital and are receiving medical attention as a result of the attack on them in their houses.

According to an eye who preferred anonymous told our correspondent on Sunday that the activities of these teenagers have become a serious security threat to the residents of Minna.

“We are living in fear of attack and
urgent step is not taken, it will turn to another security challenge in the State capital.

“We have armed banditry attacks already at hands and these youths are now becoming terrorists in the State capital.”

“Honestly, if nothing is done to bring these boys to book, it is going to be another security challenge in the State”, an angry resident told CAPITAL POST.

CAPITAL POST further observed that apart from snatching of personal belongings, these criminal minded elements engaged themselves with their dangerous weapons attacking each other resulting to death of 4 persons among their rival group of Maitumbi.

In one of their dangerous attacks on Friday, these hoodlums took over the streets of Minna in their large numbers, creating serious stirs along the popular Bosso road forcing motorists to take one way, vandalising parked vehicles and carting away provisions from shop owners along the streets.

They smokes indian hemp freely on the streets even with the presence of the combined team of police and men of the Niger State vigilante corps who look helpless to stop them from further attack on innocent citizens.

In similar activities carried out by the hoodlums in the early hours of Sunday along the Kuta road by Obasanjo commercial complex directly opposite the Police Area Command, they took over the street wielding knives, cutlasses and cudgels creating vehicular gridlock on the street, while residents scampers for safety.

Throughout their operation which lasted for over four hours on Sunday there’s no respite from any of the security agencies as they had field days holding the street of Minna hostage.