The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the violent robbery at Unique Apartment in Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja.
The attack, which occurred in the early hours of September 29, 2025, led to the tragic deaths of Arise News staff member Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami.
The arrest was carried out by operatives of the Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Godfrey, following detailed digital and forensic intelligence provided by Giga Forensics, a subsidiary of EIB Stratoc.
The suspects include:
- Shamsudeen Hassan (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)
- Hassan Isah, 22 (Zaria, Kaduna State)
- Abubakar Alkamu alias Abba, 27 (Musawa LGA, Katsina State)
- Sani Sirajo alias Dan Borume, 20 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)
- Mashkur Jamilu alias Abba, 28 (Igabi LGA, Kaduna State)
- Suleiman Badamasi alias Dan-Sule, 21 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)
- Abdul Salam Saleh alias Na-durudu (Katsina LGA, Katsina State)
- Zaharadeen Muhammad alias Gwaska, 23 (Chikun LGA, Kaduna State)
- Musa Adamu alias Musa Hassan, 30 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)
- Sumayya Mohammed alias Baby, 27 (Saminaka LGA, Kaduna State)
- Isah Abdulrahman alias Abbati, 25 (Zaria LGA, Kaduna State)
- Musa Umar alias Small, 31 (Maiduguri LGA, Borno State)
During interrogation, Shamsudeen Hassan confessed to shooting the security guard who tried to resist the gang’s entry, while Sani Sirajo admitted he attempted to stop Maduagwu from falling off a three-storey building but failed due to her weight.
The gang also confessed that each member received N200,000 as their share of the loot. Hassan further admitted to fleeing the scene in a white Honda CR-V belonging to one of the victims.
Weapons and items recovered from the suspects include a fabricated AK-47 rifle, 36 live rounds of ammunition, a pump-action gun, a locally made pistol, two cartridges, four mobile phones belonging to the victims, two knives, a cutlass, and nine torchlights used during the operation.
