Four Teenage Boys apprehended for Killing Photographer in robbery incident – Crime Channels
Four Teenage Boys apprehended for Killing Photographer in robbery incident
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force,Minna, Niger State, have arrested four young men, aged between 19 and 22, in connection with the brutal killing of a photographer, Zaccheaus Salawudeen, during a robbery at his residence in February of this year.
Salawudeen, 33, a resident of Tudun-Fulani in Minna, was attacked by a group of five assailants. After robbing him of ₦95,000, one of the attackers, identified as Danladi, who remains at large, fatally stabbed Salawudeen. The suspects in custody are Mustapha Ibrahim, alias “Sniper” (19), Shamson Rabiu (21), Bashar Aliyu, alias “Gizo” (20), and Abdullahi Umar (19).
Confirming the arrests, Superintendent of Police Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, stated that the gang had gathered on February 27 in Rafin-Yashin after learning that the photographer had recently received a large sum of money. They plotted the robbery and later attacked him at his home that night.
“Upon interrogation, the suspects admitted to the crime. They explained that after stealing ₦95,000 from Zaccheaus, they were dissatisfied with the amount and suspected he had lied about the total sum. This led to Danladi stabbing the victim in the stomach,” SP Wasiu revealed.
Further investigation uncovered that the same gang was behind a second attack on August 9, 2024, in Rafin-Yashin. During this assault, the victim initially refused to open his door, but after being threatened with the fate of Salawudeen, he complied. The victim was subsequently attacked with machetes but survived the ordeal.
The police had been tracking the suspects since February, and on October 26, four of them were arrested by the Crack Squad Unit in the River Basin area of Minna. Authorities recovered items from the suspects, including two knives, five wraps of suspected cannabis, alcohol, matches, and abandoned slippers.
SP Wasiu assured the public that the search for the fifth suspect, Danladi, was ongoing.
In a separate case, Mohammed Usman was arrested on November 20 for possessing a locally made revolver pistol loaded with four live 9mm rounds. Usman was intercepted during a routine stop-and-search operation by the Police Operation Flush patrol team at Imrat Junction in Bosso. He told officers that he had purchased the firearm from a friend, Abubakar, who had since moved to Nasarawa State, and that he carried it for personal security.
Usman is currently in police custody, and investigations into the case are continuing at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Minna.
