Nigeria, June 19 -- The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested nine suspects for alleged armed robbery, culpable homicide and the sale of stolen motorcycles in Suleja and parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The command's spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a crime bulletin issued on Wednesday in Minna.

Mr Abiodun said the arrests followed a distress call received at about 3:40 a.m. on 10 June from the Rafin-Chinaka area of Maje in Suleja Local Government Area.

According to him, police operatives attached to Maje Division responded to reports that a victim had been robbed of a Jincheng motorcycle.

He said the suspects were spotted attempting to flee via the Zuba axis and were pursued by officers, resulting...