The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with armed robbery and kidnapping in Doma Local Government Area, and an armed herder in Keana, in separate operations that underscore the Command’s crackdown on violent crime.
Acting on credible intelligence from a patriotic citizen, operatives of Doma Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, stormed a notorious hideout at Yelwa Ediya, arresting Darda’u Shehu, Yunusa Malami Hashimu, Musa Abubakar, Ibrahim Musa, and Mohammed Musa, all of Yelwa Ediya Village, Doma LGA.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the May 26, 2025 kidnapping of a serving councillor, during which they stole an Infinix Note 30 smartphone valued at ₦250,000 and a Tecno handset worth ₦20,000. They also admitted to mounting a roadblock on the Doma–Yelwa road on July 19, 2025, where they attacked one Ibrahim Haruna and stole his Bajaj motorcycle valued at ₦970,000, which was later sold. Police recovered ₦100,000 — proceeds from the sale — buried in the bush, along with one Bajaj motorcycle.
In a separate incident, at about 12:30 a.m. on August 10, 2025, operatives of Keana Division responded to a distress call over herders grazing on farmlands in Gidan Zaki Hassan, Kuduku, Keana LGA. On being confronted by locals, the herders opened fire before fleeing. Working with community members, police arrested 20-year-old herder, Suleman Mohammadu, and recovered an AK-47 magazine containing six live rounds of ammunition.
Commissioner of Police, CP Shettima Jauro Mohammed, directed that all suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and prosecution. He reiterated the Command’s resolve to rid the state of criminals and urged residents to remain law-abiding while providing credible information to aid police operations.
