Four arrested over invasion of Niger Senator’s residence

Four people have been arrested over an invasion of the residence of Senator Sani Musa (Niger East) in Minna.

The suspects were among the armed men who invaded the Senator’s residence along the popular old Alheri Clinic road, Tunga area in Minna, the state capital on Saturday night.

They claimed to have been acting based on information after lodging in a hotel in Minna ahead of the planned attack on the Senator’s house.

It was learnt the Senator, who was in Minna on Saturday morning, had left for Abuja after attending the official ceremony for the coronation and presentation of Staff of Office to the 2nd Emir of Kagara, Alhaji Ahmed Garba Gunna (Attahiru 11) in Kagara.

The suspects were said to have secured the services of two people in military uniform to accompany them to the residence of the Senator.

(Nation)