Further to the Command’s renewed commitment to checkmating crime and criminalty ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Yola, the Adamawa State Capital, the Command on the 7/1/2023, disconnected the criminal network of Shilla gangsterism, connecting Upper and Down Luggere in Yola North Local Government.
The suspected Shila boys specialise in burgling and stealing valuable items from peoples’ shops and houses within the State Capital.
The outcome of this commitment designed by the command to ensuring public order, safety and security before, during and after the visit of Mr President, led to the arrest of 6 suspects including:
(I) Faisal Abubakar 18years
(ii) Abdulsalam Muhammed 17years
(III) Mahmud Musa 18years
(IV) Abdul Aziz Muhammed 18years
(v) Abubakar Jidda 18years
(vi) Christopher Daniel 30years all of various addresses.
Interestingly, Fourteen (14) computer laptops were recovered from the suspects in the course of investigation.
The Commissioner of Police **CP SK Akande* , while commending officers and Men deployed for denying the suspects the opportunity to escape arrest and further directed total clamp down on criminals who are bent at disrupting the peace of the public.
The *CP* called on the populace to always inform the police of the whereabouts of Criminals and their hideouts.
The Command’s public relations officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, ANIPR, said the Police Boss equally assured the Government and good people of Adamawa state, of sustained effort to dislodging all criminal hideous and black spots in Adamawa state .
