One Shuaibu Adamu, also known as ‘Yaya Mama,’ has been accused of killing one Mallam Umar, also known as “Baba Usama,” inside Gombe Government House.
Both are said to be casual workers at the Government House with Adamu working as a watchman attached to a construction company working within the premises.
The 19 years old according to report killed Usama on Thursday, December 26, 2025.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi in a statement he released wrote that Baba Usama was found unresponsive prompting a distress call to the police.
“Upon receipt of the report, operatives were immediately dispatched to the scene.
“The victim, who was a borehole operator attached to the Government House, was rushed to the Specialist Hospital, Gombe, where he was certified dead by a medical doctor,” Abdullahi said.
The police spokesperson explained that preliminary findings indicated the death was suspicious, prompting the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Ahmed Chuso, to visit the scene and order a comprehensive investigation.
Abdullahi disclosed that further investigation, including a review of CCTV footage within the Government House, revealed that another casual staff member had assaulted the deceased shortly before his death.
“Our investigation identified one Shuaibu Adamu, aged 19, also known as ‘Yaya Mama,’ a casual watchman attached to a construction company working within the Government House, as the prime suspect,” he said.
The suspect was said to have fled immediately after the incident but was later tracked and arrested in a coordinated operation.
“At about 11:00 p.m. on the same day, the suspect was arrested at his hideout in Bagadaza Quarters, Gombe. During preliminary interrogation, he confessed to the crime,” Abdullahi stated.
