A violent clash involving Niger State Traffic Management Agency (NISTMA) officials and some aggrieved youths occurred at Kasuwan Gwari market in Minna on Monday, September 15, 2025. The incident resulted in one fatality and one injury, while two suspects have been arrested in connection with the clash.

The clash began when NISTMA officials arrested a motorcyclist suspected of transporting vandalised iron, which led to a scuffle.

It was learnt that police officers intervened, but a group of youths mobilised, attacked both NISTMA and police personnel, which resulted in the death of one person hit by a stray bullet.

It was further gathered that, angered by the killing of one of them, the miscreants destroyed a police vehicle, blocked the road, and set tires on fire.

Some of the eyewitnesses at the scene disclosed that when the police dispatched to calm the situation arrived, it turned more violent, especially with the sporadic shooting into the air to disperse the angry crowd, which resulted in the death of one person.

The people had called on the state governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, to remove the officials of NISTMA from the market and launch an investigation into the issue..

The Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, hinted that the Police received a distress call from Kasuwan-Gwari, stating that NISTMA personnel had intercepted a motorcyclist with some suspected vandalised iron.

SP Abiodun explained that during the course of the interrogation, a slight rancour arose between them, adding that the Operation Flush Police patrol team from ‘A’ Division, who were on routine patrol, intervened to resolve the issue.

The PPRO further revealed that a group of scavengers/miscreants launched an attack on both the policemen and NISTMA personnel, damaged police vehicles, barricaded the road, and burned tyres.

He also added that over 10 suspects were arrested at the scene and are under investigation.