From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, said its Operatives attached to Mpape Division, have arrested three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of Mr. Azubuko Nwakama, a staff of Liberty Radio, who was attacked and robbed on 14th June 2024 at Panteka Market, Mpape, Abuja.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, who made this known, said The suspects had dispossessed the victim of his mobile phone and other valuables and that Despite extensive tracking efforts, the device remained switched off, making it difficult to trace.
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Adeh, in a statement issued in Abuja, said Following the incident in June 2024, detectives from Mpape Division immediately launched a comprehensive investigation and The investigation team remained on the case for over a year, closely monitoring possible digital traces linked to the stolen phone.
According to her, 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, Adeh, said that Mutari confessed to attacking and stabbing the deceased before making away with his valuables and named his accomplices to include Dan’Asabe Ibrahim, 22yrs, from Zamfara State, and Danjuma Ibrahim 18yrs, both of no fixed address 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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