Police arrest 17 for attempted incitement in Niger

Niger State police command on Tuesday, said it has arrested 17 suspects that were planning to incite youth in the state to protest.

The Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, made this known in Minna while commending the youth for displaying high level of responsibility, calmness, perseverance and restraint in the face of threats.

He said it was very unfortunate that other interests had hijacked the protests and were compounding the collective security in the nation.