The Yobe State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old suspected burglar, Shettima Adamu, alongside five alleged accomplices over cases of criminal conspiracy, trespass, theft and receiving stolen property in the state.
The suspects were arrested following complaints from shop owners in the Bayan Tasha and Nayi Nawa areas of Damaturu, the state capital, over repeated incidents of burglary and theft involving goods valued at about N530,000.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said operatives of the A Divisional Police Headquarters arrested Adamu at about 4 a.m. on February 2, 2026.
“On February 2, 2026, at about 0400 hours, operatives of the A Divisional Police Headquarters arrested one Shettima Adamu, aged 18, of the Nayi Nawa area, following multiple complaints from shop owners over recurring incidents of burglary and theft,” the statement read.
Abdulkarim said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and led police operatives to the arrest of five accomplices allegedly involved in buying and selling stolen items.
The accomplices were identified as Abdullahi Abubakar, Mohd Suleman, Hassan Adamu and Mohd Hayatu, all aged 20, as well as Mohd Nura, 19. All the suspects are residents of the same area.
“The suspects confessed to their roles in the crime, while some of the stolen items were recovered and duly marked as exhibits,” he added.
In a related development, the command also confirmed the arrest of a 38-year-old man, Abdulrazaq Abdul’Azeez, in connection with the robbery of a tricycle, popularly known as Keke Napep, in Potiskum Local Government Area.
According to the police, the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress report at about 3:30 p.m. on February 2, 2026, that a tricycle operator was robbed and rendered unconscious after a harmful substance was allegedly administered.
Abdulkarim said sustained intelligence-led investigations and collaboration with the Keke Napep Union led to the interception of the stolen tricycle at a police checkpoint in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State.
He added that the suspect, a resident of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, had been brought back to Yobe for further investigation, while two other suspects involved in the robbery were still at large.
“The recovered tricycle is currently in police custody as an exhibit,” he said.
Reacting, the Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Ado, reiterated the command’s commitment to combating crime across the state.
“Crime is not a business, and it never pays. There is no safe haven for criminals in Yobe State, and youths are advised to embrace legitimate means of livelihood,” Ado said.
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