Adamawa Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man Accused of Motorcycle Theft and Posing as Inspector

The Adamawa State Police Command has taken a 36-year-old man into custody, Habila Ibrahim, in connection with the attempted theft of a motorcycle and the impersonation of a Police Inspector in Girei Local Government Area. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the command's spokesperson, made the arrest public in a statement issued on October 13, 2026. According to the statement, officers from the Girei Divisional Police Headquarters were carrying out a crime-prevention patrol along the Girei–Yola Road on October 10, 2026, when they answered a distress call and stopped the suspect as he tried to take a Boxer motorcycle belonging to Alhaji Musa of Wuro Dole, Girei. While being questioned at first, the man presented himself as Inspector Yakubu Yusuf, saying he was assigned to the Border Patrol Unit at the Sahuda–Cameroon border, a claim investigators say was made to avoid being arrested. A fake Police warrant card and a full set of Police uniform were discovered in his possession. Investigators later determined that the suspect's actual name is Habila Ibrahim, said to be from Blue House, Kasuwan Gada, Vimtim, Mubi North. He is believed to have taken part in motorcycle theft and in impersonating security personnel in order to carry out thefts and defraud members of the public in Girei, Mubi North and Mubi South Local Government Areas. Recovered from the suspect were one fake Police warrant card carrying the name Inspector Yakubu Yusuf, one complete set of Police uniform and one master key thought to have been used in motorcycle theft. CP Kabir Umar Hassan, fdc, Commissioner of Police for the Adamawa State Command, praised the Girei Division operatives for their alertness and quick action that resulted in the arrest. He cautioned criminals against posing as Police officers or other security personnel, noting that doing so amounts to a serious criminal offence. The CP also advised the public to stay alert and to report anyone in Police uniform whose conduct appears suspicious to the nearest Police station or through the Command's emergency channels without delay. The suspect is being held by the Police and will be brought before a court once the investigation is concluded. The statement added that the Adamawa State Police Command restates its dedication to safeguarding lives and property and calls on residents to keep supplying prompt, credible information in support of the campaign against crime.