The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of a legal practitioner, Chigbo Princess, allegedly linked to “one-chance” armed robbery operations in Abuja.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Sunday said the arrests followed directives by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Miller Dantawaye, to identify and apprehend those responsible for the crime.
The Fact Daily reports that the activities of “one-chance” operators in the capital city have increased at an alarming rate, causing fear and unease to hapless commuters.
One chance refers to a type of robbery/criminal activity where individuals pose as commercial drivers or transport operators to lure unsuspecting commuters into their vehicles. Instead of taking you to your destination, they rob, assault, kidnap, or abandon the victim after stealing valuables such as cash, phones, and ATM cards.
It will be recalled that the body of Princess Chigbo was found on the Kubwa Expressway on Tuesday, and her bag containing her identity card and other personal belongings recovered a few metres from the body.
Documents recovered from the deceased suggested she may have been a staff member of the FCT High Court. Just before Chigbo’s body was found. This happened shortly after the killing of a nurse with the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, identified as Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, whose death sparked outrage and condemnation from the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, FCT Council.
According to Adeh, operatives of the command’s Scorpion Squad, led by ACP Victor Ogbeide Godfrey, tracked Chigbo’s mobile phone using digital intelligence and carried out operations between January 5 and 10, 2026, in Dei-Dei, Dakwa and Dan-Tata communities in Kubwa.
She identified the suspects as Saifullahi Yusuf, 22; Ishau Yusuf, 24; and Minka’ilu Jibril, also known as Dan-Hajia, adding that Saifullahi and Ishau are brothers and residents of Dan-Tata Community, Dei-Dei, Abuja,
Preliminary investigation, she said, revealed that the suspects, who 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, allegedly threatened the deceased, demanded money and later pushed her out of a moving vehicle, leading to her death.
Adeh further revealed 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 included five scissors, two dagger knives, two knives, one long chain and one plier.
