BREAKING: FCT POLICE NAB ‘ONE-CHANCE GANG OVER ABUJA LAWYER’S KILLING
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THE FCT Police Command has arrested three notorious armed robbery suspects involved in the gruesome murder of Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix. Here are the key details:
– Suspects Arrested:
– Saifullahi Yusuf (22), from Kaduna State
– Ishau Yusuf (24), from Kaduna State (brother of Saifullahi)
– Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia, from Kaduna State
– Crime Details : “On 5th January, 2026, about 5:50 p.m., Barr. Princess Chigbo unknowingly boarded their black Volkswagen Golf 3 vehicle on 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.”
– Murder and Robbery : “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 further admitted to dispossessing the victim of her Android mobile phone, which was later sold at Dei-Dei for ₦120,000.”
– Proceeds Distribution :
– Minka’ilu Jibril received ₦30,000
– Saifullahi Yusuf received ₦15,000
– Ishau Yusuf and another suspect, Musa, shared the remaining amount
– Exhibits Recovered :
– Five scissors
– Two sharp dagger knives
– Two knives
– One long chain used for restraining victims
– One plier
These 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.
SP Josephine Adeh,
Police Public Relations Officer,
FCT Police Command,
Abuja.
11th January, 2026.
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