Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Niger State Police Command has arrested 30 suspected thugs during the Maulud procession in Minna on 6 September.

The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna.

According to him, "In continuation of the Niger State Police Command clamp down on thuggery activities and other vices, on September 6, 2025, during the Maulud procession in Minna within the period of 7 a.m.-9 p.m., police operatives attached to A Division Minna on surveillance and monitoring patrols arrested thirty suspects from different locations."

The police spokesperson said the suspects were apprehended in various areas, including Angwan-Sarki, Limawa, Angwan-Daji, New-Market, Sabon-Gari, K...