Police arrest two over mast vandalism in Niger, suspected soldier escapes

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men over the alleged vandalism of a communication mast in Minna, while a suspected soldier and another accomplice reportedly escaped during their interception along the Paiko-Lapai Road.
The suspects, Ogbonna David, 34, from Ogbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, and Chidiebere Okonkwo, 30, from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were arrested on September 20, 2026, at Tungan-Mallam Village via Paiko.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this on Friday in a statement.
According to him, police received credible information around 5:50 pm that a Mazda vehicle with registration number PHC 544 BP, suspected to ha...