The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Tuesday whilst briefing reporters at the command’s fresh achievements.
Sanusi mentioned the 8 suspected one-chance robbers had been arrested following an investigation into an incident involving the spouse of a police officer, who used to be allegedly robbed after boarding a taxi at AYA Roundabout.
“Upon receipt of the record, I directed the Command’s monitoring unit to hold out an in depth investigation into the crime. With the help of virtual reconstructive era, we deconstructed all of the prison operation, traced all digital transactions and the cell phone of the sufferer until we apprehended 8 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 resulted in the restoration of 21 cellphones and 3 laptops, together with the sufferer’s telephone.
“Investigations published that Haruna Musa specialises in changing the IMEI numbers of stolen gadgets prior to reselling them to keep away from detection,” Sanusi mentioned.
Sanusi mentioned the police had additionally recognized and traced other people suspected of receiving the stolen houses, including that the suspects and recovered pieces remained in custody pending the belief of investigations.
In any other operation, the command arrested an armed theft suspect, Chibuike Odeh, within the Daki-Biyu space of Jabi District.
Sanusi mentioned the arrest adopted a theft criticism reported at Jabi Police Department on October 18, 2026, over an incident that allegedly befell on September 26.
He mentioned the sufferer used to be returning house from paintings 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 additionally withdrew cash from the sufferer’s financial institution accounts the use of her telephone and ATM card,” Sanusi mentioned.
The commissioner mentioned a surveillance group used to be deployed to the suspect’s ultimate recognized location following the criticism, resulting in his arrest at his place of dwelling in Daki-Biyu.
A seek of the premises reportedly resulted in 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 courtroom after investigations are finished.
Sanusi additionally disclosed that police operatives arrested two suspected individuals of an armed theft syndicate, recognized as Jamilu Abdulsalam and Ibrahim Isa Sani, on September 17, 2026.
He mentioned intelligence reviews indicated that the syndicate operated in Abuja and portions of Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi states.
In keeping with him, the suspects and their alleged accomplices studied their goals’ actions and routines prior to attacking them and stealing their valuables at gunpoint.