Police operatives
Nasarawa State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery operation in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state, and arrested two suspects.
The arrest followed a distress call reporting that suspected armed robbers, attacked Mobil filling station, along Keffi road at the outskirt of Akwanga town.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, made this known in a statement released in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday.
According to him, upon swift response to the scene, the police operatives gave the robbers a hot chase and arrested two of them.
“On 27th January, 2026, at about 0010hrs, a distress call was received reporting that five (5) armed men had stormed a Mobile Filling Station along Akwanga–Keffi Road, where they tied up the security man on duty, broke into the office, and made away with an unspecified amount of money”
“Upon receipt of the distress call, patrol teams attached to Akwanga Division were swiftly deployed to the scene. The prompt response led to a hot pursuit of the fleeing suspects, during which two (2) suspects, Abdullahi Umar and Yunusa Isiya, both males of Rijiyan Zaki, Kano State, were arrested, while three (3) others escaped in a black Toyota Camry vehicle used for the operation”
“The following items were recovered at the scene of the crime:
Three (3) gallons of 4-litre Mobil engine oil Cash sum of ₦418,000
One motorcycle key Two (2) bags”
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being traders in Kano State. They stated that they lost their goods in a motor accident and subsequently resorted to crime in order to survive “
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has ordered detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to intensify efforts and ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects with a view to bringing them to justice” he said.
