Niger police arrest four over mob killing

Police in Niger State have arrested four individuals in connection with the mob killing of Sunday Pada, a 30-year-old man.

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On 10th August 2026 at about 6.30am, based on information received that one Sunday Pada 30yrs of Gogala village, Shiroro was seriously beaten and stabbed to death in Korokpan area of Minna by some miscreants.

The suspects, identified as Ibrahim Abubakar, Aliyu Onah, Godwin Musa, and Aminu Bawa, are accused of beating and stabbing Pada to death in the Korokpan area of Minna. According to the police, the suspects stated they heard someone shout "thief," prompting them to intercept and attack Pada.

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Fortunately, on Wednesday 12th August 2026, some of the suspects were discovered to be in NDLEA custody as a result of raid operations carried out in the area.

The Niger State Police Command spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident. He explained that police operatives responded to the scene but the suspects had already fled. Pada was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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During investigation, it was revealed that the deceased was coming from a friend’s house, and the suspects claimed that somebody raised an alarm, shouting thief, thereby intercepted the said Sunday Pada, beat him up seriously and later stabbed him to death, as confesseɗ by the suspects.

Authorities later discovered some of the suspects in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following a raid. Three were released to the police, and one additional suspect was apprehended. The four are currently under investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.

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The four suspects are under investigation in SCID Minna for the offence of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.