Police in Gombe State have announced the arrest of a 53-year-old woman dealing Illicit drugs in the state.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Gombe State Police Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, made the announcement in a press release he issued on Tuesday.

He noted that on September 8, 2025, at about 6:30 pm, a patrol team attached to the Anti-Violence Squad arrested the woman called Rakiya Ahmed, aged 53 years, at Barunde Quarters, By-pass area, in Gombe metropolis, adding that she was found in possession of eight blocks of dry leaves reasonably suspected to be Indian hemp (cannabis sativa).

According to him, the suspect and exhibits secured were already in police custody even as the suspect was being interrogated.

“Investigation is ongoing and the case will be transferred to the appropriate unit for prosecution upon completion”, he said.

Aside from the woman, the PPRO also disclosed that on the same date at about 9:35 pm, detectives attached to Gona Division, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted and arrested one Auwal Suleiman, aged 36 years of Bagadaza Quarters, Gombe, at Nassarawo Quarters, Gombe, in possession of a tricycle with registration number YLA 536WL, reasonably suspected to have been stolen.

He revealed that upon interrogation, the suspect could not give a satisfactory account of the said tricycle.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the tricycle had earlier been stolen from where it was parked around Wuro Biriji, By-pass Quarters, Gombe.

“Consequently, the rightful owner was traced and identified, the scene of the crime was visited, and a search warrant was executed in the house and premises of the suspect. However, investigation is ongoing, after which the suspect will be charged in court”, he stated.

The police command had also on the same date received a complaint from one Bello Safiyanu of Hayin Kwari Misau Quarters, Gombe, who reported that on September 7 at about 11:30 pm, while returning home from work, he was attacked and robbed near his residence by four young men identified as Ibrahim Saleh, Umar Isah, Hassan Yau, and Haruna Isah, all residents of the same area.

The suspects, armed with machetes, conspired among themselves and robbed the victim of the following items: six measures of rice and beans valued at ₦8,000, six measures of sugar valued at ₦15,000, one handset (360 model) valued at ₦37,000 and a cash sum of ₦30,000.

Abdullahi said upon receipt of the complaint, detectives from Gona Division swung into action and successfully arrested the suspects.

“During interview, they voluntarily confessed to the crime. Six measures of rice and beans were recovered as exhibits.

The scene of the crime was visited, and a search warrant was executed. Investigation is still ongoing and the suspects will be prosecuted upon completion”, he explained.