Follow Us on Google
From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the arrest of three notorious one-chance robbery suspects involved in the gruesome murder of a legal practitioner, Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix, in Abuja.
The suspects, Saifullahi Yusuf, 22, Ishau Yusuf, 24, and Minka’ilu Jibril, all indigenes of Kaduna State and residents of Dei-Dei, Abuja, were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Ogbeide Godfrey.
Items recovered from the suspects include five pairs of scissors, two sharp dagger knives, two other knives, one long chain used for restraining victims, and one plier.
The arrest, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, followed a directive 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 are swiftly identified and brought to justice.
Adeh, in a statement, said that between 5 and 10 January 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 the Kubwa area of the FCT.
These intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the following suspects:
- Saifullahi Yusuf (male, 22 years) – from Kaduna North LGA, Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
- Ishau Yusuf (male, 24 years) – from Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
- Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia – from Kaduna North LGA, Kaduna State.
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.
Other News
Adeh said further investigations revealed that on 5 January 2026, at about 5:50 p.m., Barr. Princess Chigbo unknowingly boarded their black Volkswagen Golf 3 vehicle along the Kubwa Expressway, unaware 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 along the Kubwa Expressway, resulting in her death.
She said the suspects 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 (₦120,000), from which: • Minka’ilu Jibril received ₦30,000
• Saifullahi Yusuf received ₦15,000
• Ishau Yusuf and another suspect currently at large, Musa, shared the remaining amount.
She said 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, commended the professionalism and dedication of the operatives involved and reassured 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.
