Hoodlums Kill {Bank} Driver, Assault Activist In Niger

Hoodlums have killed a driver working with one of many second era banks in Fadikpe a suburb of Minna, Niger State, Mohammed Abo’ore, and attacked a Public Affairs activist Nura Yarima.

Sources hinted that Abo’ore had volunteered to assist the vigilantes arrest the hoodlums who had been utilizing an uncompleted constructing within the neighbourhood to smoke hashish.

It was learnt that within the course of, the hoodlums used scissors to stab Abo’ore and he was later confirmed useless at Minna Basic Hospital.

The Niger Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the incident to LEADERSHIP saying “info was obtained from a vigilante chief in Fadikpe space of Minna that some miscreants had been sighted round Rafi space of Fadikpe smoking hashish”.

“On account of this, the vigilante members mobilised to the realm to impact arrest pending the arrival of the Police, whereas one Mohammed Abo’ore, a neighborhood member volunteered to help the vigilante males within the arrest.

Sadly, within the technique of getting one of many miscreants arrested, Abo’ore was stabbed with scissors by one Nura Buhari and escaped. The sufferer was rushed to Basic Hospital Minna, the place he gave up the ghost,” he declared.

He stated Abdullahi Rabiu, one of many miscreants, was arrested and was beneath investigation. He was helping the police with additional info to arrest others.

In one other growth, he stated one Nura Yarima, a public affairs commentator from Bosso reported at GRA Division that some miscreants recognized as Mansir Kabir, Abubakar, Hamza, and Abu all of Abayi shut, conspired and attacked him with harmful weapons in a store at a Plaza, alongside Bosso highway, Minna.

“He sustained critical accidents from the assault, whereas Mansir Kabir was arrested and investigation is ongoing with a view to arresting others for the offence of assault and inflicting harm towards the sufferer”, the PPRO added.