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Police retrieve rifles, ammunitions from accident victims in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has recovered three AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 104 rounds of ammunition from a sack belonging to two motorcycle accident victims in Suleja.
The incident happened on Tuesday when the two men were riding on a motorcycle from the Tafa area of Kaduna State towards Abuja.
They were said to have been involved in a lone accident after crashing into a road construction diversion barrier.
Police officers who rushed to the scene to assist the injured victims recovered a sack said to belong to them. A search of the bag revealed three AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 104 rounds of ammunition.
One of the accident victims died on the spot, while the second victim, who was injured in the accident, was lynched by a mob which also rushed to the scene to rescue the accident victims.
The spokesman of the Niger state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thusday said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Elleman, condemned such acts of jungle justice.
The police boss said the suspect would have helped the Police to ascertain the source of the rifle and unravel their aim, rather than resorting to a self-help approach.
“On February 17, 2026, at about 9.50 pm, a reportwas received from Gawu-Babangida Div indicating that, while the Police patrol team of the Div was conducting a stop and search along Boyi-Sarki/Toll gate area, a distress call was received.
“Two unidentified persons on a motorcycle coming from Tafa area of Kaduna State, heading towards Abuja axis, were involved in a lone accident around the Toll gate, having run into a road construction/diversion barrier.
“The patrol team moved to the scene, while some other persons also rushed to the accident scene to assist. On getting to the location, a sack was recovered from the accident victims.
“When searched, three AK-47 rifles with six magazines and 104 ammunition were found in the bag belonging to the accident victims (suspects).
“Unfortunately, one of the accident victims died on the spot, and during an effort to rescue the second person from the scene to the hospital, he was lynched by the mob to death. The corpses were moved to the general hospital morgue in Suleja.
“The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, condemned such acts of jungle justice, stating that the suspect would have helped the Police to ascertain the source of the rifle and unravel their aim, rather than resorting to a self-help approach.
“He directed Area Commander Suleja to commence a thorough investigation and ensure arrest of the perpetrators while the rifles are under ballistic analysis for further investigation,” Abiodun stated.
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