Police Authority in Niger State, have arrested a serving soldier for armed robbery and violently causing grievous bodily harm to a Minna based businessman Abdulrahaman Salihu.

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Private Sadiq Sani was said to have on the Eid- Fitr day came to the shop with the claim to make a purchase of a set of shirts from Abdulrahaman.

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After the said transaction, it was gathered that he demanded the account details from the shop owner for him to transfer his money.

When the transfer was made, it was gathered that the soldier sent a fake alert, but he was told to let the money drop in seller’s account before taking his products.

At this point, the soldier who was said to have been a notorious and habitual criminal brought out his sharp knife which he used to inflict several deep cuts on the shop owner.

As a result he chopped off his arm and took to his heels all efforts to chase him by some neighbours, he escaped to his house in the Limawa area of Minna.

He was traced to his house by heavily armed policemen from Central Divisional Police command where he engaged the police for a free for all fight before he was overpowered and whisked away.

It was reliably gathered that the soldier has been involved in similar crime which he was said to have even killed several lives in a similar situation some two years back.

It was further gathered that as a result of his notoriety in phone snatching and being a member of some miscreants terrorising residents of Minna, one of his uncle retired Brigadier General in the Army enlisted him in the Army about three years ago.

Captain U.S Ibrahim from the Military police (MP) of the 313 Brigade headquarters of Minna Cantonment has been detailed to take over full scale Investigation in the case with a view to evacuating him to the defence headquarters in Abuja for further action.

“We are taking him to the defence headquarters to formally arraign him to face court martial for his dismissal after which we will bring him to the police for his prosecution in court”, he said.

It was further gathered that the Private Soldier was known to be absconding from his station somewhere in Bayelsa state without any permission to come down to Minna to join his gang of miscreants to wreak havoc on residents of Minna before escaping back

During his arrest he was said to have been in possession of over twenty five assorted phones suspected to have been disposesed from Innocent residents of Minna.

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Groups operating under the aegis of the Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defend­ers’ Foundation (HURIDE) and Campaign for Democ­racy (CD) South East Zone have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to release ritualists and native doctors in detention.

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The groups said, the Qnambra Governor should use the three years anniversary of his office to release the ritualists who have been in detention in the government house.

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The appeal was contained in a joint statement by the Executive Director of the Human Rights body, CD South East Zonal Chairman Dede Uzor A.Uzor, the groups said he should use their release as a gift to their families in this season and occasion of three years in office.

The group named the native doctors as: Akwa Okuko tiwara Aku in Oba, Eke Hit from Okija and Onyeze Jesus from Nkpor.

The trio were arrested in connection with “spuri­ous and obnoxious social media instigation on our youths” which painted a very bad image for the society.

The group lamented that the native doctors encouraged ostentatious lifestyle and crime, mak­ing our youths to believe that hard work doesn’t pay unless you engaged in unwholesome criminal activities like ‘okeite’ or ‘Awale, yahoo plus’ among other false lifestyles.

It also said “their activ­ities promoted serious in­security and tension in the state with teeming young people turning to such criminal and outlandish lifestyles.

“But since their ar­rest, we believe they have learnt a big lesson”.

The group advised that Soludo should make them sign undertaking with the hope of discontinuing such crude, unethical and diabolical activities in line with the extant laws of the State,” they appealed to the Governor.

HURIDE said Governor Soludo should grant am­nesty to them in the spirit of this successful cele­bration of three years in office, saying that he has done so much to improve the lives of citizens of the State.

CAPITAL POST recalled that the Soludo administration has been clamping on criminal elements amid high number of missing persons believed to be orchestrated by ritualists in the State.

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Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a drug kingpin of Nigerian origin from the South East , Uchechukwu Chima.

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The commission operatives raided his hideout in Accra.

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Chima, who is 56 years was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, following the discovery of 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, valued at $2.1 million on the streets.

The acting Director of of Public Affairs and International Relations at NACOC, Francis Amoah speaking on the matter in Accra, confirmed that the substances seized were indeed cocaine and heroin.

Authorities believe Chima has played a significant role in previous drug-related operations in the country.

He said the operation marks a critical success in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking in Ghana.

“NACOC remains committed to making the country a hostile environment for drug trade and ensuring the safety of both Ghanaians and the international community.”

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