CP EMMANUEL OLUGBEMIGA ADESINA, psc MONTHLY BRIEFING WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRESS HELD ON 22ND OCTOBER, 2025 AT THE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, JOS.
INTRODUCTION
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press,
It is with great pleasure and an unwavering commitment to duty that I welcome you all to today’s briefing, where we will be showcasing some of our operational breakthroughs recorded during the month under review.
Our Constitutional mandate is to ensure the safety and security of lives and property on the Plateau, and we have worked tirelessly to achieve this goal. Below are our operational breakthroughs:
1. ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT:
The Plateau State Police Command received a report of an armed robbery incident on 13/07/2025 at NER junction, along Chigwong road where the armed robbers attacked a commercial vehicle which was en-route to Pankshin from Bauchi State. The passengers of the vehicle were robbed of their phones and a cash sum of about Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N300,000.00k) only.
Upon receipt of this report, our detectives from Pankshin division immediately swung into action and upon tracking one of the phones, it was recovered from one Ritji Yilgwaka male of Pankshin LGA, who claimed to have bought it from one “Provost” at the rate of Thirty Thousand Naira (N30,000.00k) only.
Following this discovery, the following suspects were arrested on 10/10/2025 at about 09:00pm in connection with the offence; one Elisha Manshak aka Provost, 27 years old of Bwarak district, and Wokrit Goput, 24 years of Sauke. The case is currently under investigation at the State CID and will soon be charged to court upon conclusion of our investigation.
2. ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS AND RECOVERY OF ARMS
As part of our efforts to rid the State of Vehicle/Motorcycle thieves, the Command has arrested three (3) suspects in connection to the theft of a motorcycle with Reg. No. PKN 779 WD reported to have been stolen in the early hours of 11/10/2025 in Pankshin Local Government Area.
Immediately we received the report, our detectives sprang into intelligent action and trailed the tires of the motorcycle to a residence at New Layout, Pankshin LGA and upon executing a search warrant on the house, the following exhibits were recovered; two (2) JINCHENG Rover motorcycles (including the one reported to have been stolen), Two (2) Locally fabricated pistols with one Cartridge, one Face Mask (Hood), one Cow which had previously been reported stolen from Fier village.
During the operation, the following suspects were arrested; one Rotgak Emmanuel, 35 years, Nenyitwe Emmanuel 27 years, and Daniel Ayuba, 25 years all male of New Layout, Pankshin LGA. Upon conducting further investigation, it was revealed that one of the suspects, Rotgak Emmanuel is a notorious Armed Robbery suspects with several criminal records. He was recently charged to court for a case of Armed Robbery and Culpable Homicide. The case is still under investigation and will be charged to court upon conclusion.
3. ARREST OF KIDNAP SUSPECT
The Plateau State Police Command under my leadership has created special teams/units in the seventeen (17) Local Government Areas, to combat the activities of kidnappers within the State and the result of this effort includes the following case.
On 11/10/2025, one of such teams stationed at Dengi/Kanam Division arrested one Umar Hassan, 25 years of Gorrori village, Mayo Biliwa LGA of Adamawa State in Lugur Village of Kanam LGA.
During our interview of the Suspect, he revealed that he is from Adamawa State and has come to visit one Gidey and Sale (surnames yet unknown), members of his former kidnap syndicate. He further revealed the following persons as co-members of the syndicate; one Dauda, Audu and Dogo (surnames all unknown) and confessed to having previously received the sum of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000.00k) only as ransom to release kidnap victims before he abandoned the syndicate and left to Niger State after a negotiation which took place in Wase Local Government Area. The case is still under investigation at the State CID and will soon be charged to Court upon conclusion of our investigation.
4. ARREST OF SUSPECTED BANDIT:
During an operation carried out on 17/10/2025, by our detectives in collaboration with Security Help Groups in Dengi/Kanam Division, one Ibrahim Ahmed, 18 years old of Kano State was arrested upon reasonable suspicion at Gajin Duguri village, a border town between Bauchi and Plateau State. The following items were found in his possession; a pair of black Combat Uniform suspected to be bandit uniform, a new pair of native wears, a small Quran and a small Almajiri Allo.
Upon conducting an interview of the suspect, he revealed that he was sent by an unknown person from Kano State to deliver the aforementioned items to one Yakubu (Surname yet Unknown) at the residence of one Nehi at Kukawa village of Dengi/Kanam Local Government Area. Intelligence at our disposal revealed that the said Nehi is a suspected bandit/kidnapper who is suspected to be the brain behind all the kidnapping operations that have been taking place within the Kanam-Wase axis.
Our investigation is currently being intensified, with a view to arrest other suspects. The case will be charged to Court upon conclusion of our investigation.
5. ARREST OF SUSPECTS FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND CULPABLE HOMICIDE
On 10/09/2025 at about 09:30am, one Bala Udah, male of Dogon Daji Asak village, Bassa LGA reported at Bassa Police Station, that on 09/09/2025, his brother one Monday Imba Victor, 23 years old of same address left home on his Bajaj Boxer Motorcycle valued at about One Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N1,150,000.00k) only and did not return home. In the early hours of 10/09/2025 however, he received a phone call informing him that his said brother was found lifeless along Bassa road.
Upon receipt of this report, I directed the Divisional Police Officer Bassa Division immediately mobilized and lead a team of detectives to the scene. On reaching the scene, the suspect was found lying lifeless by the road side with bullet wounds on his head. Our team also discovered that his motorcycle was nowhere to be found. However, a Tecno Android phone and a bunch of keys were discovered at the scene of crime.
With the little information at our disposal, our detectives immediately began dilligent investigation; phone numbers from the exhibit phone were tracked and the following suspects were arrested; one Adams Joseph and Daniel Timothy all male of Mararaban Tifa Jebu Miango village.
Upon conducting an interview of the suspects, they all confessed to having committed the crime and further revealed that they obtained the gun they used in killing the victim from one Timothy Danfo, male of Jebu village, who is now at large. Further information obtained from the suspects led us to recover the victim’s motorcycle which had been stolen by the suspects. Efforts are being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect and ensure that they all face the full weight of the law.
6. ARREST OF NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPER AND RECOVERY OF FIREARMS
In our relentless fight against kidnapping and the proliferation of firearms in the State, the Plateau State Police Command has arrested one Ishaku Bala, 24 years of Tudun Wada, Jos North LGA on 20/10/2025. The arrest of the suspect was due to credible intelligence received from some good and peace loving Plateau citizens from Fwavei Ciki, Rayfield community.
Upon receipt of the intelligence report, a team of Police men was immediately dispatched to the scene. On sighting our team, the suspect immediately took to his heels. However, due to the diligent efforts of our officers, the suspect was traced to his hideout somewhere in Tudun Wada area and arrested. Exhibits recovered from his possession include; one locally fabricated pistol and some leaves suspected to be Cannabis. Our investigation is still ongoing at the State CID with a view to arrest his other gang members and ensure that they face the full weight of the law.
At this juncture, I would like to express my profound appreciation to members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) for being here today, and especially for your role in disseminating accurate and timely information to citizens of Plateau State. This partnership has been instrumental in ensuring that Plateau citizens are better informed, thereby reducing the possibility of tension and violence.
Thank you and God bless you.