The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of a legal practitioner, Princess Chigbo, in an incident linked to a notorious “one-chance” armed robbery syndicate operating in Abuja.
The arrests were confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, following directives by the Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, to identify and apprehend those responsible for the crime.
Adeh said operatives of the Command’s Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Ogbeide Godfrey, tracked the victim’s mobile phone using digital intelligence, leading to coordinated operations carried out between 5 and 10 January 2026 in Dei-Dei, Dakwa and Dan-Tata communities within the Kubwa Area of the FCT.
The suspects were identified as Saifullahi Yusuf (22), Ishau Yusuf (24) and Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia. According to the police, Saifullahi and Ishau are biological brothers and residents of Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
“The FCT Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime with the arrest of three notorious armed robbery suspects involved in ‘one-chance’ criminal operations and the gruesome murder of a legal practitioner, Chigbo Princess,” the statement read.
“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 North LGA, Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja; Ishau Yusuf (male, 24 years), from Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, resident at Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja; and Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia, from Kaduna North LGA, Kaduna State.”
Police investigations revealed that the suspects are members of a long-standing “one-chance” robbery syndicate that operates intermittently within the FCT, particularly during festive periods.
Adeh said the suspects allegedly assaulted the deceased and pushed her out of a moving vehicle after she refused to comply with their demands.
“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 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 police spokesperson disclosed that the suspects dispossessed the victim of her Android mobile phone, which was later sold in Dei-Dei for ₦120,000.
“The suspects further admitted that from the proceeds, Minka’ilu Jibril received ₦30,000, Saifullahi Yusuf received ₦15,000, while Ishau Yusuf and another suspect currently at large, identified as Musa, shared the remaining amount,” she said.
Items recovered from the suspects include five scissors, two dagger knives, two knives, a long chain and a plier. Police said investigations are ongoing, while efforts are being intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspect.
