Police arrest suspect over robbery of Adamawa Polytechnic students

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command person arrested 1 fishy successful transportation with an equipped robbery onslaught connected pistillate students of the Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola.

The robbery occurred successful the aboriginal hours of May 28, 2026, erstwhile equipped hoodlums reportedly stormed a residence occupied by the students down the MOPE Extension successful Numan Local Government Area, forcefully taking cash, mobile phones, powerfulness banks and different valuables from the students.

The constabulary gave the update connected Friday, correcting earlier reports which had placed the country of the robbery astatine the pistillate hostel of the Numan Campus of the Adamawa State Polytechnic.

In a connection issued by its spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the authorities constabulary bid explained that, pursuing a distress call, operatives from the Divisional Police Headquarters successful Demsa moved to the scene, conducted preliminary investigations and launched a manhunt for the perpetrators.

The bid confirmed that 1 fishy has truthful acold been arrested, portion efforts are ongoing to way down different members of the pack who stay astatine large.

“The Commissioner of Police has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to tak...