The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained efforts to rid the FCT of criminal elements with the arrest of a notorious armed robbery syndicate and the recovery of stolen vehicles and other exhibits.
The arrests followed a report received by the Command that on 18th January 2026, armed robbers broke into a residence in the Jikwoyi area of the FCT, carting away the occupant’s personal belongings, an unspecified sum of money, and a Toyota Corolla vehicle bearing registration number KUJ 549 CW.
Acting promptly on the report, police operatives attached to the Command’s Scorpion Squad commenced an extensive, intelligence-driven investigation.
Command’s Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed that On 26th January 2026, police operatives successfully trailed and arrested the gang at their hideout in Nasarawa State, where they were hibernating and planning another robbery attack in the Asokoro area of the FCT.
Those arrested include Mohammed Yanusa (21), Abubakar Mohammed (20), Isah Salihu (18), Nura Zakare (20), John Paul Itodo (62), Augustin Daudu (30), Musbau Ali (32), Innocent Omale (44), and Usman Mohammed (22).
Items recovered from the suspects include four television sets; five HP laptops; two Lenovo laptops; one Zinox laptop; one Dell laptop; two generators; two solar batteries; one pumping machine; one DJ mixer machine; four club lights; one speaker; ten bottles of Lambrusco wine; sixty bottles of red wine; one GOtv decoder; one knife; one cooking gas cylinder; one LG home theatre; one grey Toyota Camry with registration number MUS 234 CW; one ash-coloured Toyota Corolla with registration number KUJ 549 CW; and one ash-coloured Toyota Camry with registration number MKD 372 AU.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they usually sell stolen vehicles to receivers in Kaduna and Kano States at prices ranging between ₦550,000 and ₦650,000.
Investigations have been expanded to apprehend the receivers of the stolen vehicles, while the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
Residents of the FCT are urged to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious persons or activities to the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913 and 08028940883.
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