The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three men, including the son of a woman allegedly robbed during a midnight attack at Wuro-Kuturu, in the Jimeta area of Yola.
The suspects are accused of conspiring to break into the woman’s residence and dispossess her and other family members of N200,000, two mobile phones and a power bank.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
Nguroje identified the suspects as Aminu Adamu, 20; Adamu Mamman, 22; and Nuhu Umar, 22, all residents of Wuro-Kuturu.
According to him, the suspects allegedly armed themselves with dangerous weapons before gaining access to the family home and carrying out the robbery.
The police spokesman said operatives of the Karewa Area Command arrested the suspects on Thursday, September 17, following a complaint from the victim.
He said a knife, pliers, scissors, suspected hard drugs and quantities of Indian hemp were recovered from the suspects.
Nguroje added that the suspects allegedly confessed to the crime during interrogation, while the Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, ordered a thorough investigation and directed that they be prosecuted diligently.
