Fake Army Captain, 12 Others Paraded As ACP Adejobi Highlights NPF's Improved Crime-Fighting Strategies Nationwide

The Nigeria Police Force has on Wednesday paraded a leader of a syndicate, one Muhammed Kabir who claimed to be a Captain in the Nigerian Army and specialized in buying goods, mostly Medical equipment and phones, using fake alerts within the FCT Abuja.

Parading the suspect in Abuja today, alongside 12 other suspect arrested by the gallant operatives of the FID-IRT, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed that Kabir operates with one Donald Okpere ‘m’ and one Musa Mujahid ‘m’ (at large). 

Adejobi revealed that on 16 January, 2025 at about 1 PM, operatives of the IRT working on credible intelligence, arrested Muhammed Kabir, aged 36, Haruna Ibrahim aged 25, in Military uniforms for criminal conspiracy, Impersonation, fraud and cheating.

Muhammed Kabir confessed to have purchased several medical equipment with fake alerts at a cumulative price of three million two hundred thousand naira (#3,200,000) and sold them to one Haruna Ibrahim at the rate of N1,100,000. 

ACP Adejobi also revealed that since January 1st 2025, the Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant achievements in the fight against crime,which includes the arrest of 179 armed robbery suspects, 100 kidnapping suspects, 152 Murder/homicide suspects, 34 suspects connected with the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, 77 rape suspects, 110 suspected cultists and recovery of 73 various firearms, 310 ammunition of various calibers. 

He said Police was also able to recover 56 stolen vehicles and rescue 302 victims of kidnapping across the country.

Other 12 suspected paraded today were caught with  61 AK 47 rifles, 4 single barrel rifles, 702 ammunition of various calibers, stamps, assorted drugs, substances suspected to be Indian hemp, codeine and various forged documents. 

The arrested suspects have all given their confessional statements and are still providing operatives with more relevant information to aid in the apprehension of other criminals and further tackling crime and criminalities. 

First suspect to be paraded was one Folarin Tomisin, a 35 year old and a 23 yewr old Yahya Oladimeji, a fraudsters.

On 13th December, 2024 at about 1930hrs operatives of the FID-Intelligence Response Team arrested the duo of Folarin Ottun Tomisin 35years and Yahaya Oladimeji 23years at Ogun State. The duo were arrested for the offence of corporate Fraud of #300,000,000 at a Lifestyle Hospitality Business where they were employed. 

Efforts to recover the stolen funds from the suspects proved futile as investigation reveals that most of the funds had been diverted to their personal accounts and were used for expensive gambling which have formed addiction. 

The suspects have confessed to their crimes and have also revealed that they had only benefitted the sum of 2-3million naira since the past three years of betting. One of the suspect (Folarin Tomisin) was contemplating suicide moments before his arrest due to the failed gambling addiction. Both suspects will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.

Also paraded is an armed robber and ex-convict one Ya’u Suleiman ‘M’ native of Makarefe, Kaduna State who was arrested by operatives of IRT on 18th January, 2025. The suspect confessed to being a member of a notorious Armed-Robbery and Kidnapping gang terrorizing the Zaria-Kano highway. 

He further confessed to be under the leadership of one Ibrahim Dula ‘m’ (at large), with the gang having three operational rifles; Two (2) AK47 Rifles and One (1) pistol. He stated that the Two AK47 Rifles are in possession of the gang leader and that sometime in 2022 he was arrested with an Ak47 Rifle and was prosecuted by the Police. 

He was charged to court and sentenced to a year imprisonment. Upon his release from the correctional facility, he returned back to his gang and went for an operation before this recent arrest. Efforts are still on going to locate the gang leader and every other member of this notorious gang.

Also paraded is one Sunday Okwo Ade ‘m’, Monday Solomon m’, David Emmanuel m’ and Shakiru Badmus m’, arrested on 13 January, 2025 by Operatives of the IRT who acted on credible intelligence . Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to being part of a notorious armed robbery gang known for mostly operating in several communities in both Lagos and Ogun States. 

They further confessed that they majorly steal motorcycles owned by farmers and sell them to one Kasimu Abubakar, Stephen John and Nafiu Umar at varying prices ranging between N200,000 and N250,000, and on two occasions, they had used Cameroon pepper on the eyes of the victims before snatching their motorcycles. The stolen motorcycles have been recovered and investigation is still ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate, particularly those involved in receiving the stolen items.


Also a drug dealer, Cliff Francis, a 44 years on 17th January, 2025, operatives of the FID-IRT while acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Cliff Francis ‘m’ of 138 Las Vegas Crescent, Karu Site, FCT Abuja.

Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed that his friend, one Emmanuel, surname unknown, a resident in Canada was the person who sent the substance suspected to be Indian Hemp worth (#3,200,000) three Million two hundred thousand naira for him to sell here in Nigeria, thereafter, the proceeds would be shared equally between them. The case is still under investigation and efforts are underway to locate this accomplice and serve justice.

Also paraded for criminal conspiracy forgery case, operatives of the FID-IRn the 14th of September 2024 received credible information about a group of criminals involved in the forgery of fake waybill and certifications to aid crude oil thieves in evading security checks. 

The operatives at the receipt of this information, carried out discreet investigation and apprehended Umaru Musa, a 55 year old man and Magaji Musa Ikara, a 48 year old man suspects and recovered several of the forged documents from the suspects

ACP Adejobi stressed that these major achievements recorded by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the FID-IRT Abuja serve as testaments to the promise of the Force to adopt improved strategies in the fight against various forms of crimes and criminalities and addressing topical issues across the country. 

He reiterated that the Nigeria Police Force remains steadfast to the core principle of policing which is safeguarding the lives and properties of the general populace and creating an enabling environment for the public to go about their daily activities peacefully. The Force will not relent in its pursuit of criminal elements and ensuring justice is served when due and appropriate as the extant laws of our country have laid out. 

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