Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, attached to Mpape Division, have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Mr. Azubuko Nwakama, a staff member of Liberty Radio, who was attacked and robbed on 14th June 2024 at Panteka Market, Mpape, Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed by SP. Josephine Adeh, ANIPR, Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, Abuja.
Following the incident in June 2024, detectives from Mpape Division immediately launched a comprehensive investigation. The suspects had dispossessed the victim of his mobile phone and other valuables. Despite extensive tracking efforts, the device remained switched off, making it difficult to trace.
The investigation team remained on the case for over a year, closely monitoring possible digital traces linked to the stolen phone. The breakthrough came on 2nd August 2025, when the victim’s phone, a Redmi 13C, was switched on. It was immediately tracked to one Mutari Lawal, 32 yrs, from Kano State, who was promptly arrested.
During interrogation, Mutari confessed to attacking and stabbing the deceased before making away with his valuables. He named his accomplices as Dan’Asabe Ibrahim, 22yrs, from Zamfara State, and Danjuma Ibrahim 18yrs, both of no fixed addresses in Mpape, with whom he carried out the crime. He further disclosed that he took the stolen phone to Kano, kept it switched off for a year, and only powered it on in August 2025 to wipe data, insert his SIM card, and return to Abuja.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, psc, mnips, commended the diligence, resilience, and professionalism of the officers who ensured that justice prevailed despite the passage of time. He warned all criminal elements within the FCT to repent or relocate as “the long arm of the law, which is patient, persistent, and resolute will definitely catch up with them.”
The FCT Police Command reassures the residents that their security remains the Command’s priority and urges them to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities or emergencies through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913, 08028940883.
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