FCT Police Command Arrests Suspected Armed Robbers Targeting Nightclubs And Recreational Centers

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has apprehended six notorious armed robbery suspects connected to a string of violent crimes, especially around nightclubs and entertainment spots in the Abuja metropolis.

A statement from SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the command, said on Friday, 17th January 2026, at about 5:45 p.m., acting on credible intelligence, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to ensure the immediate arrest of the criminal gang.

Adeh said consequently, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, SCID, DCP Aliyu Abubakar, deployed a discreet intelligence-led operation led by ACP Victor Godfrey, the Commander, Scorpion Squad. The team successfully tracked and raided the gang’s hideout at Dakwa, Dei-Dei area of the FCT, where the suspects were apprehended while planning a fresh attack.

She gave the names of the suspects arrested as Suleiman Magaji (25), Abdullahi Abubakar (20), Abubakar Shitu ‘M’ (25), Sani Ibrahim (17), Rabiu Dahiru (19) and Ahmen Abdullahi (26)

Adeh mentioned that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects are responsible for several armed robbery incidents within the FCT, including a recent robbery at Crystal Lounge, Wuse II, where a hotel guest was dispossessed of gold jewellery valued at approximately Fifteen Million Naira (N15,000,000). The stolen items were reportedly sold by the suspects for the sum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1.2 million).

She mentioned that during the operation, the following exhibits were recovered One black toy gun, Local charms, Long and short knives, and Forty-two (42) bags of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis-sativa

She further stated that the suspects and exhibits are currently in Police custody and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.