The Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, CP Umar Chuso.
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested eight suspected members of a criminal syndicate allegedly involved in armed robbery and internet fraud across several communities in the state.
The suspects were arrested following investigations into a robbery incident reported on June 7, 2026, in Wuro Birji, Akko Local Government Area.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Buhari Abdullahi, the victims, Hassan Muhammad and Jibril Hassan, reported that armed men wielding cutlasses invaded their homes and stole their mobile phones.
The police said the suspects later used information obtained from the stolen devices to gain unauthorised access to the victims’ bank accounts.
