Niger State Command of Nigerian Police said 32 suspects have been arrested for youth restiveness and other acts of criminality following thugs popularly known as “Yan Sara Suka” of Ogbomosho and Limawa area of Minna were engaged in a fight at Lagos Street and Unguwar-Daji areas, using machetes, sticks, stones and other dangerous weapons.
According to the Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu A. Abiodun, police patrol teams were immediately drafted to the area to forestall break down of law and order and the thugs were dispersed, unfortunately, a shop owner at Ogbomosho road, one Ifeanyi Patrick aged 39yrs was stabbed to death as a result of the thuggery while a police officer also lost his life in the process.
He said 14 suspects were arrested at the scene and normalcy was restored while in a follow-up raid on 18 other suspects were arrested at Limawa, Unguwar-Daji, Unguwar-Sarki, Abayi-close and Kongila.
Abiodun said two saw blades, two cutlasses, two scissors, one knife, two catapults, 12 handsets, two sticks and cash sum of #77,560 were recovered from the suspects.
He said all suspects are under investiation in SCID, Minna and will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.
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