The residence of Senator Mohammed Sani Musa in Minna, the Niger State capital, was on Saturday invaded by armed gunmen.

Unfortunately, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly had returned to Abuja before the attackers came.

The senator was in Minna to attend the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the Emir of Kagara, Alhaji Ahmed Garba Gunna.

Sources said that the armed men forced themselves into the Senator’s house but were resisted by the security operatives on ground and the reinforcement from the nearby police station, Tudun-Wada.

Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.

DSP Abiodun said four suspects had been arrested for impersonation and criminal conspiracy while others escaped.

“The fact of the incident is that on 03/12/2022 at about 1900hrs, based on a distress call received that some strange suspicious persons, driving a Toyota Sienna vehicle with Reg. No. FKJ 814 GP invaded the house of a Senator, located at Tudun-Wada, Minna. The Command immediately mobilised tactical teams to the scene,” he said.

The four suspects arrested are: Oladele Peter Akano (49) of Kuruduma, Abuja, Abdul Salisu (31) of Gwagwalada, Abuja, Felix Clarkson (47) of Karo Abuja and Babagana Alhaji (39) of Chideri-Polo, Maiduguri.

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The police spokesman said the suspects, during interrogation, claimed that they were mobilised by a purported whistleblower, Sherrif (now at large), who reportedly claimed to be working with a security agency in Abuja.

He said: “Sherrif invited Akano, who is a teacher in a private school at Abuja. He also invited Clarkson, an instructor in a private institute ‘INSMO’ Abuja, Salisu who is a plumber from Gwagwalada, provided hammer and chisel for house breaking and Babagana Alhaji, with five others presently at large.

“Suspects confessed further that Sherrif stated there are foreign currency and arms kept in the residence of the politician, hence they travelled from Abuja to Minna for a purported execution of search without any warrant.”

The Star