Police arrest 5 suspects for armed robbery, kidnapping in Nasarawa

Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested five (5) suspects linked to armed robbery and kidnapping in Doma Local Government Area of the State.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested at a criminal hideout in Yelwa Ediya during a raid by police operatives of Doma Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer.

The suspects are Darda’u Shehu (M), Yunusa Malami Hashimu (M) Musa Abubakar (M), Ibrahim Musa (M) and Mohammed Musa (M), all of Yelwa Ediya Village of Doma.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the 26th May 2025 kidnapping of a serving councillor (name withheld), during which they stole two mobile phones — an Infinix Note 30 valued at ₦250,000 and a Tecno handset valued at ₦20,000.

“They further admitted to mounting a roadblock along the Doma–Yelwa road on 19th July 2025 at about 9:00 a.m., where they attacked Ibrahim Haruna (M) of Yelwa Ediya and snatched his Bajaj motorcycle valued at ₦970,000. The stolen motorcycle was sold through one of the suspects, Ibrahim Musa, who contacted a buyer.

“During the operation, officers recovered ₦100,000 — proceeds from the sale of the motorcycle — which had been buried in the bush, along with one Bajaj motorcycle,” the statement said.

The police spokesman also confirmed the arrest of a 20-year-ol armed herder, Suleman Mohammadu (M) and recovered one AK-47 magazine loaded with six live rounds of ammunition in Keana Local Government Area.

Nansel added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Shettima Jauro Mohammed, has ordered that all arrested suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.