Breaking: Police Arrest Suspects Over Killing of Come up Information' Sommie Maduagwu, 1 Different in Abuja

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of expertise protecting metro.

FCT, Abuja – The federal capital territory (FCT) police command has arrested 12 members of a infamous armed theft gang allegedly answerable for the demise of Come up Information anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, fondly often called Sommie, and a safety guard, Barnabas Danlami.

Legit.ng experiences that the duo died throughout a theft at Distinctive Residences, Gishiri Village, Katampe district, Abuja..

In accordance with Come up Information in a report on Thursday, October 9, the arrests adopted a directive from the commissioner of Police, FCT, to swiftly apprehend these behind the deadly September 29 theft, which occurred round 3:30 a.m.

In accordance with police sources, operatives of the Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Godfrey, performing on digital and reconstructive intelligence, tracked and apprehended the suspects throughout a number of areas within the north.

4 of the suspects have been first arrested after detectives tracked cellphones stolen from the victims.

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Throughout interrogation, one of many suspects reportedly confessed to capturing safety guard Danlami whereas he tried to cease the gang from coming into the compound.

The suspects additionally confessed to stealing and driving away a white Honda CR-V belonging to one of many victims and shared N200,000 every from the proceeds of the crime.

The 12 arrested suspects embody:

Zaharadeen Muhammad a.okay.a. Gwaska, 23 (Chikun LGA, Kaduna State)

Hassan Isah, 22 (Zaria, Kaduna State)

Isah Abdulrahman a.okay.a. Abbati, 25 (Zaria LGA, Kaduna State)

Abubakar Alkamu a.okay.a. Abba, 27 (Musawa LGA, Katsina State)

Sani Sirajo a.okay.a. Dan Borume, 20 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)

Shamsudeen Hassan (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)

Mashkur Jamilu a.okay.a. Abba, 28 (Igabi LGA, Kaduna State)

Suleiman Badamasi a.okay.a. Dan-Sule, 21 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)

Musa Adamu a.okay.a. Musa Hassan, 30 (Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State)

Sumayya Mohammed a.okay.a. Child, 27 (Sammaka LGA, Kaduna State)

Musa Umar a.okay.a. Small, 31 (Maiduguri LGA, Borno State)