Niger: Police arrest 20-year-old over alleged midnight attack, attempted kidnap of two women

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Tukur Bello, over an alleged midnight invasion of a residence in Takuma Fulani Camp in Mokwa Local Government Area, where he reportedly attempted to kidnap two women.
The suspect, according to the police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, allegedly invaded the residence at about midnight on July 25, 2026, armed with a sharp cutlass, while the two women were asleep.
Abiodun said the suspect threatened to kidnap both women, but they raised an alarm, prompting him to allegedly attack one of them in an attempt to silence her.
According to the command, the victim sustained deep cuts on her hands during the attack.
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