A suspected armed bandit identified as Ibrahim Mohammed has been arrested by men of Niger state police command.
This was contained in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Wasiu Abiodun.
The PPRO said Mohammed was arrested during a stop and search exercise along Minna-Sarkin Pawa road by men of the Sarkin-Pawa Division on June 13.
According to the statement, the police intercepted and arrested a cyclist carrying two passengers.
One of the passengers who was later identified as Mohammed a.k.a Shagari of Mayigara Zaria LGA Kaduna State, was in possession of Ak49 Rifle during the search.
It was learnt that his accomplice escaped to the forest.
The police spokesperson added that Mohammed confessed he belonged to a group of armed bandit terrorizing Sarkin-Pawa, Shiroro and its environs during interrogation.
He said the case under investigation.
In a related story, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that barely 24 hours after the state Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Joseph Masin was abducted by unknown kidnappers, the sum of N20 million has been demanded as ransom by his abductors.