Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 11 youths suspected to be part of a gang of youths notorious for robberies, especially around the state capital, Yola.
The Command said on Wednesday that the arrest was effected on May 31, 2026, by operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) working with other tactical units under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Hassan.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the coordinated raid targeted criminal hideouts within Yola North and Yola South Local Government Areas.
The suspects arrested include Aliyu Idris, 18 years old; Mukhtar Abubakar, 28; Amir Dan Asabe, 23; Joel Timothy, 23; Isaac Isah, 26; Hassan Salisu,19; Nyon Ayuba, 32; Saidu Musa, 22; Adamu Yau, 20; Adamu Muhammed, 36; and Nasiru Bala, 20.
“Police investigations linked the suspects to acts of gangsterism, violent attacks, unlawful possession of dangerous weapons, as well as the consumption and distribution of illicit drugs,” Nguroje explained.
He listed items recovered during the operation as knives, daggers, machetes, and cutlasses, all allegedly used in carrying out crime.
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