The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested six suspected kidnappers and armed robbers allegedly involved in multiple criminal activities across the state.

Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement, saying the suspects were apprehended during a raid on a hideout in Yelwa Ediya by operatives of the Doma Division.

The suspects were identified as Darda’u Shehu, Yunusa Malami Hashimu, Musa Abubakar, Ibrahim Musa, and Mohammed Musa, all from Yelwa Ediya Village in Doma Local Government Area.

According to Nansel, the suspects confessed to kidnapping a serving councillor on May 26, 2025, during which they stole two mobile phones — an Infinix Note 30 valued at ₦250,000 and a Tecno handset worth ₦20,000. They also admitted to mounting a roadblock along the Doma–Yelwa road on July 19, 2025, where they attacked a man and stole his Bajaj motorcycle worth ₦970,000, later selling it through one of the suspects.

During the raid, police recovered ₦100,000 — proceeds from the motorcycle sale — which had been buried in a bush, along with a Bajaj motorcycle.

In a separate operation, police arrested a 20-year-old armed herder, Suleman Mohammadu, in Keana Local Government Area and recovered an AK-47 magazine loaded with six live rounds of ammunition.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Shettima Jauro Mohammed, has directed that all suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further interrogation and prosecution.

Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is in the hot seat of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged mind-boggling ₦189 billion cash scandal.

Sources within the anti-graft agency told our correspondent that the withdrawals, allegedly made during Tambuwal’s eight-year reign, blatantly flouted the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives reportedly strolled into the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at about 11:30 a.m., only to be grilled by a crack team of investigators for hours over what insiders describe as “unprecedented suspicious transactions.”

“This was not just a violation — it was a monumental breach of public trust,” an EFCC source said under strict anonymity. “We are talking about withdrawals that defy every known financial regulation.”

While EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale kept a tight lid on details, declining to speak until the marathon interrogation ends, whispers from the corridors of the agency hint at a probe that could unravel one of the most sensational financial scandals in recent political history.

Tambuwal, a towering figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Sokoto politics, served from 2015 to 2023  but the shadow of this colossal allegation now looms large over his legacy.

More explosive revelations are expected as the investigation deepens.

In a major breakthrough against criminal gangs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Police Command has arrested two suspected “one-chance” robbers in Abuja, and what they were caught with is shocking.

The suspects, identified as 19-year-old Sultan Jafar of Efab Global Estate, Idu, and Abdul Rasheed Abubakar of 2nd Avenue, Gwarinpa, were busted on Sunday, August 4, at about 4:45 p.m. by eagle-eyed patrol officers from the Dutse Alhaji Division.

They were intercepted along the Gwarinpa–Dei-Dei expressway, near the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, inside a suspiciously painted Honda vehicle.

What the police found inside the car left no doubt about their mission: a stash of fake U.S. dollars amounting to $3,500, a POS machine linked to fraudulent transactions, and an extra number plate marked TFB 830 RC (Bauchi) — all typical tools of the dreaded “one-chance” syndicates terrorising Abuja commuters.

The suspects are now cooling their heels in police custody as detectives dig deeper into the network behind the notorious scams.

Police authorities say the operation is part of ongoing efforts to crack down on criminal gangs and restore sanity on Abuja roads.