The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded a breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime with the arrest of three notorious armed robbery suspects involved in “one-chance” criminal operations and the gruesome murder of a female lawyer, Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix.
The arrest followed clear directives issued by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, PSC, to ensure that all perpetrators connected to the heinous murder of the victim and other similar crimes within the FCT were swiftly identified and brought to justice.
Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Sunday, said:
“Between January 5 and 10, 2026, operatives of the Command’s Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Ogbeide Godfrey, acting on reconstructive digital intelligence, tracked the victim’s mobile phone and conducted follow-up operations at Dei-Dei, Dakwa, and Dan-Tata communities within Kubwa Area of the FCT.
“These intelligence-led operations resulted in the arrest of the following suspects:
1. Saifullahi Yusuf (male, 22 years) – from Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
2. Ishau Yusuf (male, 24 years) – from Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
3. Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia – from, Kaduna State.”
SP Adeh continued: “It is pertinent to note that the first and second suspects are biological brothers.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are members of a notorious ‘one-chance’ armed robbery syndicate that has been operating on and off within the FCT for several years, particularly during festive periods.
“Further investigations revealed that on 5th January, 2026, about 5:50 pm, Barr. Princess Chigbo boarded their black Volkswagen Golf 3 vehicle on the Kubwa Expressway, unknown to her that the occupants were criminals.
“Upon entry into the vehicle, the suspects wound up the tinted windows and threatened the victim with weapons in an attempt to force her to pay ransom for her own release.
“When she allegedly refused to cooperate, she was physically assaulted and pushed out of the moving vehicle on the Kubwa Expressway, resulting in her death.”
The suspects, according to SP Adeh, further admitted to dispossessing the victim of her Android mobile phone, which was later sold at Dei-Dei for the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120,000).
From which proceeds:
•Minka’ilu Jibril received N30,000
•Saifullahi Yusuf received N15,000
•Ishau Yusuf and another suspect currently at large, Musa, shared the remaining amount.
During the arrest, the following exhibits were recovered from the suspects:
•Five (5) pairs of scissor
•Two (2) sharp dagger knives
•Two (2) knives
.•One (1) long chain used for restraining victims
•One (1) plier
She said that the recovered items are believed to have been used in the commission of their criminal activities.
“Investigation is ongoing, and intensive efforts are in top gear to apprehend the remaining suspect currently at large, as well as to uncover any additional criminal networks linked to the syndicate.
“The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, PSC, commends the professionalism and dedication of the operatives involved and reassures residents of the FCT that the Command remains resolute in its commitment to rid the Territory of criminal elements.
“Members of the public are once again advised to remain vigilant, avoid boarding unregistered or suspicious vehicles, and promptly report any suspicious activities through the Command’s emergency numbers: 08032003913, 07057337653.
“Further updates will be communicated as investigations progress,” she concluded in the statement.
