POLICE ARREST 18-YEAR-OLD BURGLAR, FIVE ACCOMPLICES, RECOVER STOLEN GOODS IN YOBE
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old suspected burglar, Shettima Adamu, alongside five alleged accomplices over offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, trespass, theft, and receiving stolen property in Damaturu, the state capital.
The arrests followed complaints by shop owners in the Bayan Tasha and Nayi Nawa areas over repeated burglary incidents involving goods valued at about ₦530,000.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said operatives of the A Divisional Police Headquarters arrested Adamu at about 4:00 a.m. on February 2, 2026.
“On February 2, 2026, at about 0400 hours, operatives of the A Divisional Police Headquarters arrested one Shettima Adamu, aged 18, of Nayi Nawa area, following multiple complaints from shop owners over recurring incidents of burglary and theft,” the statement read.
According to Abdulkarim, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and led police operatives to five accomplices allegedly involved in buying and selling the stolen items.
The accomplices were identified as Abdullahi Abubakar, Mohd Suleman, Hassan Adamu, Mohd Hayatu, all aged 20, and Mohd Nura, 19. All are residents of the same area.
“The suspects confessed to the crime, and some of the stolen items were recovered and duly marked as exhibits,” he added.
In a related development, the police also confirmed the arrest of a 38-year-old suspect, Abdulrazaq Abdul’Azeez, in connection with the robbery of a tricycle, popularly known as Keke Napep, in Potiskum Local Government Area.
Abdulkarim said the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call at about 3:30 p.m. on February 2, 2026, reporting that a tricycle operator was robbed and rendered unconscious after a harmful substance was allegedly administered to him.
“Following sustained intelligence-led investigation and collaboration with the Keke Napep Union, the stolen tricycle was intercepted at a police checkpoint in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State,” he said.
The suspect, a resident of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, has been brought back to Yobe for further investigation, while two other suspects connected to the robbery remain at large. The recovered tricycle is currently in police custody as an exhibit.
Reacting to the arrests, the Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Ado, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to tackling crime across the state.
“Crime is not a business, and it never pays. There is no safe haven for criminals in Yobe State. Youths are advised to embrace legitimate means of livelihood,” he said.
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