The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of legal practitioner, Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix, by suspected “one chance” robbers.
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The arrest followed clear directives issued by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, to ensure that all perpetrators connected to the heinous murder of the victim and other similar crimes within the FCT are swiftly identified and brought to justice.
Between January 5 and 10, 2026, operatives of the Command’s Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Ogbeide Godfrey, acting on reconstructive digital intelligence, tracked the victim’s mobile phone and conducted follow-up operations at Dei-Dei, Dakwa, and Dan-Tata communities within Kubwa Area of the FCT.
These intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the following suspects:
- Saifullahi Yusuf (Male, 22 years) – from Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
- Ishau Yusuf (Male, 24 years) – from Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
- Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia – from Kaduna State.
The police noted that the first and second suspects are biological brothers.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are members of a notorious “one chance” armed robbery syndicate that has been operating on and off within the FCT for several years, particularly during festive periods.
Further investigations revealed that on January 5, 2026, at about 5:50 p.m., Barrister Princess Chigbo unknowingly boarded their black Volkswagen Golf 3 vehicle along the Kubwa Expressway, unaware that the occupants were criminals.
Upon entry into the vehicle, the suspects wound up the tinted windows and threatened the victim with weapons in an attempt to force her to pay ransom for her own release.
When she allegedly refused to cooperate, she was physically assaulted and pushed out of the moving vehicle along the Kubwa Expressway, resulting in her death.
The suspects further admitted to dispossessing the victim of her Android mobile phone, which was later sold at Dei-Dei for the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120,000).
From the proceeds:
- Minka’ilu Jibril received N30,000
- Saifullahi Yusuf received N15,000
- Ishau Yusuf and another suspect currently at large, Musa, shared the remaining amount.
During the arrest, the following exhibits were recovered from the suspects:
- Five (5) scissors
- Two (2) sharp dagger knives
- Two (2) knives
- One (1) long chain used for restraining victims
- One (1) plier
These items are believed to have been used in the commission of their criminal activities.
The police said investigation is ongoing, and intensive efforts are in top gear to apprehend the remaining suspect currently at large, as well as to uncover any additional criminal networks linked to the syndicate.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller Dantawaye, commended the professionalism and dedication of the operatives involved and reassured residents of the FCT that the Command remains resolute in its commitment to rid the Territory of criminal elements.
Members of the public were advised to remain vigilant, avoid boarding unregistered or suspicious vehicles, and promptly report any suspicious activities through the Command’s emergency numbers: 08032003913, 07057337653.
Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix, a former treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch, and a member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, was abducted on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Her family had earlier revealed that kidnappers demanded N3 million ransom and that her last words to her family were “I am dying… save me, please send the money.”
Her body was later discovered on a kerb along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja.
The Nigerian Bar Association had condemned her killing and called on security agencies to treat the incident as a “security emergency.”
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