Somtochukwu: Police arrest 12 suspects

By Kingsley Omonobi

Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has confirmed the apprehension of 12 suspected equipped robbers linked to the onslaught that led to the decease of Arise News unit member, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a information guard, Barnabas Danlami, astatine Unique Apartments, Gishiri Village, Katampe District, Abuja.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Godfrey, pursuing actionable integer and reconstructive quality provided by Giga Forensics, a subsidiary of EIB Stratoc.

Those arrested see Shamsudeen Hassan (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State), Hassan Isah, 22 (Zaria, Kaduna State), Abubakar Alkamu alias Abba, 27 (Musawa LGA, Katsina State), Sani Sirajo alias Dan Borume, 20 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State), Mashkur Jamilu alias Abba, 28 (Igabi LGA, Kaduna State), and Suleiman Badamasi alias Dan-Sule, 21 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State).

Others are Abdul Salam Saleh alias Na-durudu (Katsina LGA, Katsina State), Zaharadeen Muhammad alias Gwaska, 23 (Chikun LGA, Kaduna State), Musa Adamu alias Musa Hassan, 30 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State), Sumayya Mohammed alias Baby, 27 (Saminaka LGA, Kaduna State), Isah Abdulrahman alias Abbati, 25 (Zaria LGA, Kaduna State), and Musa Umar alias Small, 31 (Maiduguri LGA, Borno State).

Police said the robbery occurred connected September 29, 2025, astir 3:30 a.m., erstwhile the pack invaded the apartment.

During interrogation, Shamsudeen Hassan confessed to shooting the information guard, Barnabas Danlami, erstwhile helium attempted to halt them from gaining entry.

Another suspect, Sani Sirajo, claimed helium tried to clasp Somtochukwu from falling disconnected the three-storey gathering but failed, saying, “I tried to halt her from jumping, but I couldn’t due to the fact that she was excessively heavy.”

Hassan besides admitted that helium drove distant the victim’s achromatic Honda CR-V aft the operation.
The suspects said they shared ?200,000 each from the proceeds of the robbery.

Recovered items included 1 fabricated AK-47 rifle, 36 rounds of unrecorded ammunition, 1 pump-action gun, 1 locally made pistol, 2 unrecorded cartridges, 4 mobile phones belonging to the victims, 2 knives, a cutlass, and 9 torchlights utilized during the operation.

Police said 4 suspects — including Hassan, Alkamu, and Sirajo — were archetypal arrested aft investigators tracked the victims’ stolen phones.

Further integer quality led to the apprehension of the remaining pack members connected October 8, 2025, portion they were reportedly connected their mode to different robbery cognition successful Maitama, Abuja.

All the suspects person allegedly confessed to their engagement successful the crimes, portion efforts are ongoing to apprehend different fleeing members of the gang.

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