Three youths identified as members of the criminal elements called Shilla Boys operating in Adamawa State have been arrested for alleged robbery.
The state Police Command said its operatives made the arrest in collaboration with members of the community who keyed into the command’s Community Policing Initiative.
The command specified in a statement obtained Saturday morning that the three suspected Shilla Boys were picked up for involvement in armed robbery, housebreaking, and theft.
The suspects, each of them 19 years old, are Auwal Inusa, Huzaifa Ahmed, and Lukman Abdullahi, all residents of Nassarawo Ward, Yola North LGA.
The statement signed by the state police image maker, SP Suleiman Nguroje, explained that the suspects were apprehended on 5th January 2026, at about 3:00 a.m. after they allegedly armed themselves with offensive weapons, including cutlasses, daggers, and knives, and broke into a certain house in Nassarawo, where they robbed occupants of their valuables.
“Members of the community intercepted and arrested three out of four suspects while one escaped,” Nguroje disclosed, listing items recovered from the suspects as two handsets, a power bank, one cutlass, and two knives.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, commended members of the public for their vigilance and cooperation and urged sustained collaboration with the Police through prompt reporting of suspicious movements,” Nguroje said, assuring that the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
