The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has arrested crime suspects in January 2026 operations, recovering five underage children, premium motor spirit (PMS), automated gas oil (AGO) and a motorcycle in Zamfara State.
ASP1 Umar Mohammed Mansuru, the NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Zamfara State Command, made this known while briefing journalists in Gusau on the several operational successes recorded in the month of January 2026.
In his words, the PRO said, ‘The Zamfara State Command of the NSCDC brought before you today, 27th January 2026, the parade of suspects arrested for diverse crimes as follows: illegal possession of petroleum products like PMS and AGO, public nuisance, traffic violation, motorcycle theft and child trafficking.’
The NSCDC Under the inspired and discerning leadership of the Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi mini, ofr, the Corps is committed to civil-centred access to justice, adopting effective and workable measures for the prevention and eradication of illegalities, civil or social unrest, and human rights violations to ensure societal peace in Zamfara and Nigeria as a whole.
In line with the federal and state executive orders restricting and regulating the acquisition of petroleum products, public unrest, theft and human rights abuses, the Zamfara State Command of the NSCDC, under the leadership of Commandant Sani Mustapha, established coordinated preventive measures for curbing incessant negative activities disturbing the peace and order of the state.
To achieve this smoothly, proven and investigative structures are already in place to proactively contend with this unethical decadence within the boundaries of Zamfara State.
Preliminary investigation revealed that, under illegal acquisition of petroleum products, 16 suspects were apprehended in the act of buying and selling petroleum products illegally among them were Ibrahim Bala, 26 year old male from Kara Village of Maradun LGA, Abdullahi Ibrahim, 50 years old male from the same village, Shehu Yusuf a 45 year old male from Falale village, Gummi LGA , Naziru Umar, a 30 year old male from Iyaka village in Gummi LGA, Shamsu Lawal, a 43 year old male from Mayanchi village in Maru LGA, Sani Umaru, a 30 year old male from Gazakura village of Bakura LGA, Abdulmuminu Dama, a 35 year old male, Nuhu Rabiu a 24 year old male, Naziru Hamza a 25 year old male, Shefiu Lawali a 25 year old male Rabiu Saidu is a 23-year-old male, and his five accomplices are Abu Councillor, Buhari, Abu Gabas, Ibrahim Kilu and Aliyu of Nasarawa Bekulu of Bukkuyum Local Government Area.
The petroleum products were acquired from Anka, Bakura, Gummi, Kaura Namoda and Talata Mafara, respectively.
The suspects were arrested between the 21st and 23rd of January 2026. A total of 62 jerrycans of 30 litres were apprehended. 49 numbers of jerrycans contained PMS, which was 1400 litres acquired at the cost of N870 per litre, totalling a sum of N10,278,900. The remaining 13 litres contained the AGO, which was 290 litres acquired at the cost of 1900 per litre at a total cost of N741,000, with the accumulative sum of N2,019,900 for the entire petroleum products.
The dealings were carried out at the odd hours of the day, contradicting the regulatory acquisition of petroleum products in jerrycans and in large quantities without due licence and clearance from the appropriate authorities.
On the 25th of January 2026, at 5 pm, three persons, namely Yasir Bello, 20 years; Ibrahim Saidu, 20 years; and Nasir Yabo, 20 years, were arrested within the metropolis after being reported by the residents for inciting nuisance, traffic violation and recklessness, and disturbing the civil order in the town.
On the 17th of January 2026, as of 6.30am, the suspects apprehended were Akilu Isiaka, 29 years old, and Okashatu Bello, 25 years old. They were found in possession of a suspected stolen motorcycle, and they confessed to having acquired it from a businessman at Bello Way in Sokoto State who is currently at large. He is suspected to be involved in a series of irregularities with the buying and selling of motorcycles while Okashatu is his mechanic.
Lastly, on the 24th of January 2026, at 10 pm, a suspect by the name of Jerry Peter, a 31-year-old male of Zuru LGA in Kebbi State, was arrested in Gusau with 5 underage children, namely Simon Joseph, 12 years old; Miss Emmanuel, 17 years old; Rachel Bulus, 8 years old; Marvellous Isiaku, 8 years old; and Emmanuel Isiaku, 13 years old.
Investigation revealed that Jerry was not able to identify the names of the children, who were all indigenous to Zuru of the Adakarawa tribe, when confronted by the authorities. Jerry confessed to being in transit to Kaduna, then to Benin City in Edo State, where the children would be delivered to Mummy Bishop through Reverend James Joshua of the Assembly of God Church in the state.
The NSCDC state commandant, CC Sani Mustapha, has directed the immediate transfer of the human trafficking suspects to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further investigation and prosecution.
NSCDC has zero tolerance for criminality and criminal conspiracy, civil nuisance and any unethical vices. Any suspects apprehended shall face thorough investigation and prosecution according to the stipulations of the law.
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