The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Tuesday whereas briefing journalists on the command’s current achievements.
Sanusi stated the eight suspected one-chance robbers have been arrested following an investigation into an incident involving the spouse of a police officer, who was allegedly robbed after boarding a taxi at AYA Roundabout.
“Upon receipt of the report, I directed the Command’s monitoring unit to hold out an in depth investigation into the crime. With the help of digital reconstructive expertise, we deconstructed all the legal operation, traced all digital transactions and the cell phone of the sufferer until we apprehended eight suspects,” Sanusi stated.
The suspects have been recognized as Yunusa Sani, Ismail Mohammed, Abubakar Usman, Haruna Musa, Abdulrazaq Mohammed, Isah Abdulrahman, Isa Abdullahi and Aliyu Shuaibu.
The police commissioner stated additional investigations led to the restoration of 21 cell phones and three laptops, together with the sufferer’s telephone.
“Investigations revealed that Haruna Musa specialises in altering the IMEI numbers of stolen units earlier than reselling them to keep away from detection,” Sanusi stated.
Sanusi stated the police had additionally recognized and traced folks suspected of receiving the stolen properties, including that the suspects and recovered objects remained in custody pending the conclusion of investigations.
In one other operation, the command arrested an armed robbery suspect, Chibuike Odeh, within the Daki-Biyu space of Jabi District.
Sanusi stated the arrest adopted a robbery criticism reported at Jabi Police Division on October 18, 2026, over an incident that allegedly occurred on September 26.
He stated the sufferer was returning house from work when the suspect, who allegedly wore a face masks, attacked her, threatened her with a knife and took her purse containing an iPhone and different valuables.
“He also withdrew money from the victim’s bank accounts using her phone and ATM card,” Sanusi stated.
The commissioner stated a surveillance workforce was deployed to the suspect’s final recognized location following the criticism, resulting in his arrest at his residence in Daki-Biyu.
A search of the premises reportedly led to the restoration of a bag, a knife, a pointy iron, a black face masks, an influence financial institution and a voter’s card.
The suspect stays in police custody and is predicted to be charged in courtroom after investigations are accomplished.
Sanusi additionally disclosed that police operatives arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate, recognized as Jamilu Abdulsalam and Ibrahim Isa Sani, on September 17, 2026.
He stated intelligence reviews indicated that the syndicate operated in Abuja and elements of Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi states.
According to him, the suspects and their alleged accomplices studied their targets’ actions and routines earlier than attacking them and stealing their valuables at gunpoint.
