The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the brutal mob k!lling of a 25-year-old model, Ibrahim Mbaya, in Jos
According to reports, Mbaya, a University of Jos graduate and model popularly known as Ibee, was accused of stealing an iPhone and brutally beaten by the suspects said to be known to him.
The fast unaliving of the fast-rising model’s untimely passing has sparked outrage across Plateau State and social media, with family members, friends, students and members of the entertainment industry demanding justice for the deceased.
It was gathered that Mbaya had attended a social event on campus before deciding to spend the night at a friend’s residence in Ring Road because it was too late to return to his home in Rayfied.
Sources said the following morning, his friend allegedly informed him that an iPhone had gone missing and insisted that since they were the only occupants of the room, he was the prime suspect.
According to eyewitnesses, Mbaya initially left the apartment but later returned after receiving a phone call from the friend, who informed him of the missing phone and requested that he come back to explain himself.
On his return, the young model was allegedly confronted by his friend and several other young men in the compound, who accused him of stealing the phone.
Witnesses alleged that the group descended on him, subjecting him to a severe torture and beating in an attempt to force a confession.
The assault which was caught on camera lasted several hours, during which the victim was allegedly beaten with dangerous objects until he became unconscious.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident and arrest in a statement issued on Monday, July 27, 2026.
According to the PPRO, the suspects were arrested following an investigation into the incident.
Alabo said the police received a report at about 11:20 p.m. on July 26 from a Good Samaritan at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, informing officers that some youths had brought an unconscious man to the facility under suspicious circumstances.
Police operatives immediately responded to the report and identified the victim as Ibrahim Mbaya of Rayfield, Jos.
