The Adamawa State Police Command has secured the conviction of three members of a notorious “Shilla” gang been sentenced to a combined 18 years in prison without the option of a fine over violent attacks and extortion in Yola.
One of the accused, Muhammed Aminu was sentenced to eight years in prison after attacking a victim with a weapon, causing injuries and taking a mobile phone valued at ₦80,000.
In another case, Abubakar Mohamed and Mohamed Jibrilla were sentenced to five years each for conspiracy and extortion after attacking a victim with knives and dispossessing him of three mobile phones.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, said the convictions are part of its continued crackdown on “Shilla” gangs and other criminal groups involved in violence, intimidation and extortion across the state.
The poluce Commissioner, warned that there would be no hiding place for criminals in Adamawa State.
