FCT Police kill gang leader behind foiled Apo robbery, recover arms

By Kingsley Omonobi

The Police successful Abuja has neutralized a wanted, notorious pack person who led a robbery cognition astatine Apo Resettlement Centre connected 23rd June 2025 during which operatives of the FCT Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit thwarted their plans.

Spokesman of the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh said the pack person identified arsenic Umar Manu was neutralized successful a travel up cognition successful Abuja aft helium earlier escaped connected June 23rd.

Adeh said, “On 9th September 2025, operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting connected credible intelligence, launched a follow-up cognition targeting a pack of suspected equipped robbers and kidnappers liable for the equipped onslaught astatine Zone E Extension, Apo Resettlement, connected 23rd June 2025.

“Intelligence revealed that the pack had crossed from the Nasarawa forests into the FCT done Karshi forests, with plans to motorboat different deadly attack.

“Acting swiftly, the Command’s operatives traced them to a hideout astatine Kurape Hills, wherever they were readying a caller operation.

“On sighting the police, the suspects opened fire, but the gallant officers engaged them successful a fierce weapon duel.

“The pack leader, identified arsenic Umar Manu aka “Small,” was neutralized, portion others escaped with suspected gunshot wounds.

“Recovered from the country were 1 AK-49 firearm with breech fig A529, 1 AK-47 firearm with scratched retired breech number, 1 AK-49 firearm with scratched retired breech number, 3 (3) magazines, and eleven (11) rounds of 7.62mm unrecorded ammunition.

“During the exchange, the Commander of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit and 1 different squad subordinate sustained insignificant injuries.

“Both officers person since been treated and discharged from the hospital.

“The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, commended the gallantry and professionalism of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, vowing to escaped the FCT and its borders of each forms of convulsive crime.

“In a stern warning, the CP declared that criminals who situation to trial the resoluteness of the constabulary volition conscionable the aforesaid destiny arsenic the neutralized pack leader.

“He further urged the public, peculiarly healthcare providers, hospitals, and clinics, to promptly study anyone seeking aesculapian attraction with slug wounds oregon suspicious injuries to the constabulary done the Command’s exigency lines: 08032003913 oregon 08028940883.”

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