Niger police rescue two robbers from mob attack

- ✦The Police said the robbers, Abdullahi Ahmed, 27, of the Sabon-Gida area of Bida and Kabiru Musa, 30, who is from the Makolo area of Chanchaga, were caught operating in the Federal Polytechnic Bida hostel.
- Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have disclosed that its personnel rescued two armed robbers from an angry mob that was set on lynching them to death.
- The police said they recovered some exhibits that included one Hajoue motorcycle, Kenstar stabilisfer, one travelling bag, a bunch of suspected master keys, and two cutlasses from the suspects.
- The Police said the robbers, Abdullahi Ahmed, 27, of the Sabon-Gida area of Bida and Kabiru Musa, 30, who is from the Makolo area of Chanchaga, were caught operating in the Federal Polytechnic Bida hostel.
Niger State Police have rescued two armed robbers from a mob attack after they were caught operating at the Federal Polytechnic Bida hostel, the command sa
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What is the latest development regarding Dapo Abiodun?
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have disclosed that its personnel rescued two armed robbers from an angry mob that was set on lynching them to death.
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The primary parties identified in this coverage include Dapo Abiodun, Nigeria Police Force, Niger State.
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Abiodun narrated the incident to Arewa PUNCH thus: “On 26th October, 2026 at about 11.30 pm, a report from the Federal Polytechnic Bida area indicated that two male suspects, Abdullahi Ahmed, 27 years, who is of Sabon-Gida area of Bida and Kabiru Musa, 30 years, and of Makolo area of Chanchaga, were arrested by a mob, and they were about to be lynched for a series of robbery attacks around the School area.