The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested six suspects in reference to armed theft incidents in Jahun Native Executive Space of the state, all over which money and valuables value hundreds of thousands of naira have been stolen.
The Police Public Family members Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, disclosed this in a remark issued to reporters on Monday.
He stated the arrests adopted investigations into two armed theft incidents reported in Jahun on September 24, 2026.
In line with the remark, armed males invaded the place of abode of a 35-year-old guy in Kofar Daru Quarters, Jahun, at about 2 a.m. and stole N20.18 million in money, iTel cell phones valued at N13.13 million, recharge playing cards value N1 million, Android telephones and different valuables.
He defined that the similar gang additionally attacked the place of abode of a 37-year-old guy in Shagari Quarters, the place they stole N45,000, two blankets, rice and a lady’s wrapper.
Shiisu stated detectives connected to the Jahun Police Department introduced an investigation following the incidents, resulting in the arrest of 5 suspects.
The suspects have been known as Sale Ibrahim, 25; Abubakar Abdullahi, 28; Babangida Ya’u, 35; Babannan Hassan, 27; and Isah Isibu, 35.
The police spokesperson additional disclosed that on October 15, 2026, operatives of the Maigatari Police Department, running with the Border Patrol Crew, arrested some other suspect, Isa Yusuf, 35, from Hantsu village in Miga Native Executive Space.
He stated the suspect used to be arrested all over a regimen patrol at Maigatari Marketplace, the place officials recovered 13 new iTel cell phones, 13 chargers, 13 batteries and N102,500 in money.
In line with Shiisu, the suspect confessed all over interrogation on the State Prison Investigation Division (SCID) in Dutse to being a member of the group liable for the Jahun theft incidents.
He added that investigations showed that the recovered pieces have been a part of the valuables stolen all over the assaults.
Shiisu stated the six suspects were charged to court docket, whilst efforts have been ongoing to arrest different fleeing contributors of the group and get better the remainder stolen assets.