Police arrest four suspects over robbery of 36 NYSC members in Adamawa

Four men person been arrested successful Adamawa State for allegedly breaking into a corpers’ lodge successful the authorities capital, Yola, and stealing phones and different valuables from 36 corps members.

The Adamawa State Police Command said it arrested the suspects successful transportation with the robbery of National Youth Service Corps members astatine their lodge astatine the Specialist Hospital successful Jimeta, Yola, recovering 4 stolen mobile phones.

The suspects, identified arsenic Elkana Ishaya, 17, of Clarck Quarters, Jimeta; Mubarak Abubakar, 22, of Galadima Street, Jimeta; Musa Umar, 30, of Samunaka; and Kabiru Tanko, 20, of Galadima Street, Jimeta, allegedly committed the offence connected June 27, 2026.

On that day, according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the suspects, equipped with weapons, forcibly entered the NYSC lodge and robbed the corps members of their valuables, including mobile phones.

Nguroje said successful a connection that the suspects are being investigated for alleged transgression conspiracy, possession of unsafe weapons, transgression trespass and robbery.

He explained that operatives attached to the Karewa Area Command commenced an probe instantly aft receiving the report, starring to the apprehension of the 4 suspects.

The constabulary added that efforts were ongoing to retrieve further stolen items and apprehend different members of the robbery pack inactive astatine lar...