Nasarawa: Police Nabs Notorious Armed Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearms
Nasarawa State police command on Sunday, January 11, announced the arrest of two notorious armed robbery suspect, Kabiru Isah and Monday Bulus.
A statement by the Nasarawa Police Command Public Relations Officer SP Ramhan Nansel, said, “Acting on credible intelligence, on 10/01/2026 at about 2200hrs, police operatives attached to the Command’s Anti-Robbery Section arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects, Kabiru Isah and Monday Bulus (both males), who had been on the Command’s wanted list for their involvement in several robbery operations across the State.”
According to the statement, during the operation, one G3 rifle without serial number was recovered from the suspects as exhibits. A follow-up operation conducted today, Sunday, 11/01/2026, also led to the recovery of one pump-action rifle.
However, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had entered Lafia and were lurking around Azuba Centre, a suburb of Lafia LGA, in a bid to carry out a criminal operation, not knowing that they were already under the surveillance of the police before nemesis caught up with them.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has commended the operatives for their professionalism and gallantry and has ordered a thorough investigation into the case. He further charged all officers and men of the Command to sustain the onslaught against crime and continue to deal decisively with criminals in the State.
