Two young men have been arrested in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, for alleged shop breaking and phone snatching.

The two offences are typical of young criminal elements known in Adamawa State as Shila Boys.

The Adamawa State Police Command, which said on Tuesday that the arrests resulted from an intensified crackdown on Shilla gangsterism and other criminal activities, explained that operatives attached to the Doubeli Divisional Police Headquarters in Yola North Local Government Area carried out the arrests in separate operations.

The command, in a statement signed by its spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said that on June 3, 2026, operatives arrested a 22-year-old suspect, Idris Auwal, a resident of Doubeli Culvert in Yola North LGA, in connection with a burglary incident.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect conspired with three accomplices, currently at large, to break into a shop located at Nassarawo Borehole belonging to Abdullahi Sunusi,” Nguroje explained.

He added that the suspects made away with a bag containing cash as well as assorted goods from the shop shelves.

According to the police spokesman, in a separate incident on June 5, 2026, police operatives apprehended another suspected Shilla gang member accused of attacking and robbing residents.

The suspect, reportedly armed with a cutlass, accosted one Abubakar Abdullahi along the Doubeli Bypass and dispossessed him of an Itel mobile phone and the sum of N19,000.

“The victim sustained injuries during the attack but was promptly rescued and given medical attention following swift police intervention,” Nguroje stated.

The police, listing items recovered from the suspects as a cutlass, a knife and the stolen mobile phone, stated that both suspects are currently under investigation, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.

A member of the Sokoto Community Guards has been killed and several people abducted after suspected bandits attacked Sabon Birni town in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Monday night.

The attack was confirmed by the lawmaker representing the area in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Aminu Boza, who said people were taken, but the exact number remains unclear.

He explained, “I cannot give the exact number of people abducted because Sabon Birni is not a small community. Some residents may have fled into nearby bushes, while others might not have been in town at the time of the attack. Until a thorough search is conducted, it will be difficult to ascertain the exact figure.”

However, a resident who spoke anonymously said about 10 people were taken, adding: “This is the third attempt by bandits to invade Sabon Birni, and they used the same route as in previous attacks. They killed one community guard and abducted about 10 people.”

Boza also said the attack happened at Kantin Gabas, near the town’s Eid prayer ground, while police said they were still gathering details of the incident.

His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ahmad Tijjani Ibn Saleh, has died in Egypt after a prolonged illness.
His son, Engr. Tijjani Hamisu Bala, who is the General Manager of the Yobe State Road Maintenance Agency (YORMA), announced the death, in a statement. He said his father died on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt.

He described his late father as a mentor and traditional ruler whose life was devoted to the service of his people and humanity, adding that, “With profound sorrow and total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, I announce the passing of my beloved father, namesake and traditional ruler, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ahmad Tijjani Ibn Saleh, the Emir of Gazargamu, who returned to his Creator today, June 9, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, after a protracted illness,” he said.

According to the statement, the late emir’s life was marked by wisdom, humility, courage and unwavering dedication to the service of his people.