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Blasphemy: Police Yet to Arrest  Suspected Killers of Woman in Niger

Blasphemy: Police Yet to Arrest  Suspected Killers of Woman in Niger

Laleye Dipo in Minna

The police have said that it is yet to make any arrest in connection with the burning to death of a woman in Kasuwan Garba Market in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State last Saturday for alleged blasphemy.

The police, however, identified the victim simply as Amaye.

The state Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Superintendent of Police Wasiu Abiodun, said in a WhatsApp post that the woman was set ablaze by a mob.

He said in the post that: “On August 30, 2025, at about 2p.m., report received indicated that one Amaye, a female of Kasuwan-Garba, Mariga LGA made some comments against the Islamic prophet.

“Unfortunately, it led to a mob attack and she was set ablaze before the reinforcement of the security teams.”

He continued that: “The Police Command condemned any act of jungle justice,” urging members of the public to remain calm as efforts are being made to ensure that arrests are effected.

The PPRO said investigation into the incident has commenced and those found culpable would be prosecuted, adding however that normalcy had been restored in the area.

Moreover, reports from the scene of the incident indicated that the victim was burnt to death when youths said she should be handed over to them for blasphemy.

According to the report, one man approached Amaye, where she was selling food and asked her hand in marriage to enable him (man) fulfill the Islamic injunction.

It was in the process, according to reports, that an argument ensued between the duo leading the woman whose faith is not known to make the alleged blasphemous statement.

Consequently, she was said to have been led to the district head palace where, under interrogation, she repeated the blasphemy, and as a result, the youths who were there took her away and stoned her to death.

Eyewitnesses said the youths overpowered the security men before Amaye was burnt to death.

The Chairman of the Mariga LGA, Alhaji .Abbas Adamu Kasuwan Garba, also confirmed the incident.

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Kano Police Apprehend 107 Criminals in One Month

Kano Police Apprehend 107 Criminals in One Month

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

The Operation Kukan Kura of the Kano State Police Command has apprehended 107 suspects who engaged in various crimes ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, human trafficking, theft, and thuggery across the state in less than one month.

This was disclosed by the state Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Bakori, at a press conference yesterday on the Command’s operational success harping on improved strategies in the state.

Among those arrested included eight armed robbery suspects, eight suspected kidnappers, three human trafficking suspects, 14 suspected drug dealers, two suspected motor vehicle thieves, six motorcycle thieves, five suspected thieves, and 61 suspected thugs (Yan-Daba).

The CP disclosed some of the items recovered during the operation to include one AK-47 rifle, two fabricated guns, 11 live ammunition, seven motor vehicles, eight motorcycles, seven cows, 102 cutlasses, 74 knives, 111 parcels, 458 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa.

He said other recovered items are 211 pieces of suspected rubber solutions, 257 bottles of suspected suck and die, five packets, 21 pieces of suspected exol tablets, 20 sachets, 13 pieces of suspected diazepam tablets, 44 dealers of Kampala textile materials, 59 mobile phones, three PoS machines, 17 Opay Instant Debit Cards, three MP3 players, among others.

The police commissioner expressed satisfaction with how the operation had led to a significant reduction in thuggery-related issues, which is the most disturbing problem in the state.

“Operation Kukan Kura engages communities as active stakeholders in policing efforts, leveraging their unique positions as the eyes and ears of the police within neighborhoods,” he stated.

Bakori further explained that their approach, akin to community policing, has yielded remarkable results, particularly a significant reduction in thuggery-related crimes (Fadan-Daba) across the state.

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