The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Tuesday whereas briefing journalists on the command’s latest achievements.
Sanusi mentioned the eight suspected one-chance robbers had 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 assistance from digital reconstructive know-how, we deconstructed all the legal operation, traced all digital transactions and the cell phone of the sufferer until we apprehended eight suspects,” Sanusi mentioned.
The suspects had been recognized as Yunusa Sani, Ismail Mohammed, Abubakar Usman, Haruna Musa, Abdulrazaq Mohammed, Isah Abdulrahman, Isa Abdullahi and Aliyu Shuaibu.
The police commissioner mentioned additional investigations led to the restoration of 21 cellphones 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 mentioned.
Sanusi mentioned the police had additionally recognized and traced individuals suspected of receiving the stolen properties, including that the suspects and recovered gadgets 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 mentioned 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 mentioned the sufferer was returning residence 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 mentioned.
The commissioner mentioned a surveillance group 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 anticipated to be charged in court docket 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 mentioned intelligence experiences indicated that the syndicate operated in Abuja and components 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.
