The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old suspect and three others over alleged involvement in drug-related offences, kidnapping, and armed robbery in different parts of the state.

The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun.

According to the statement, the teenage suspect was arrested on January 8, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m. in the Kantoma area of Suleja following reports that suspected hoodlums were operating in the area.

“Information received indicated that some hoodlums were sighted aroundthe  Kantoma area of Suleja, smoking suspected cannabis,” the statement read.

Abiodun said operatives attached to ‘B’ Division, Suleja, were mobilised to the scene, adding that the suspects attempted to flee on sighting the police.

“On sighting the police team, the hoodlums took to their heels, but one Usman Aliyu, 16 years, was arrested within the area with four cutlasses, one jackknife and six sachets of illicit tablets,” he said.

The police spokesman added that the suspect confessed to selling the drugs to different persons in the area and was subsequently arraigned in court after the completion of the investigation.

The statement also disclosed the arrest of three other suspects in connection with alleged kidnapping and armed robbery activities.