By Sarah NEGEDU
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has smashed a robbery gang allegedly operating under the network of a suspected kingpin, Ibrahim Yakubu, popularly known as “Ycome,” who is currently remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The breakthrough, police said, followed a nine-day intelligence-led operation conducted between October 9 and 18 by the Command’s Scorpion Squad in collaboration with operatives from Kubwa, Life Camp, and Mabushi Divisions.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed that three suspects identified as Manaseh Emmanuel, 36; Dogora Ibrahim, 21; and Ibrahim Idamusa, 40, were arrested for their involvement in a string of armed robberies coordinated under the ‘Ycome’ network.
According to the statement, the operation also led to the arrest of four other suspects, one Umar Abubakar, Iliyasu Ibrahim, Usman Ibrahim, and Alkasim Abubakar, all believed to be part of a ten-man armed robbery syndicate responsible for violent attacks within various parts of the FCT.
In a separate raid, operatives from Mabushi Division apprehended Bello Mohd Tambuwal for stealing a 2019 Toyota Corolla, while one Paul Onogwu was intercepted with fifteen bags of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa.
Some of the exhibits recovered from the suspects include a Toyota Land Cruiser stolen during a robbery, a black Toyota Corolla (2019 model) with chassis number JTNK4RBE1K3054902, a Toyota Camry with registration number KRD 391 JF, a cutlass, sword, jackknife, and fifteen bags of Cannabis Sativa.
Commending the officers involved, the Commissioner of Police, CP Dantawaye Miller, described the operation as “a major breakthrough in the Command’s sustained fight against crime,” and charged Divisional Police Officers to intensify efforts until “every criminal cell is rooted out.”
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to rid the nation’s capital of insecurity, declaring that the police would “continue to hit hard on criminal elements until the Federal Capital Territory is completely free of crime.”
The Command urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious movements or persons to the police via the emergency lines: 08061581938, 08032003913, and CRU: 08107314192.
