Operatives of the Nigeria Security Civill Defence Corps Ungoggo division, Kano Command have arrested suspected kidnapper, Ibrahim Usman at Yar’adua quarters, Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo LGA of the state.
This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim l Abdullahi a copy of which was made available to the Punch on Thursday.
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“The 85-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Usman abducted the victim, a 3-year-old boy who is a child in the neighborhood and attempted to hide him in his friend residence situated at Hotoro bye-pass in Kano State.
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“Having suspected a foul play, his friend rejected to keep the boy in his custody and decided to alert residents where the suspect live at Rimin Kebe who had been looking for the missing boy.
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“This development led the suspect to run away and he was later picked up by personnel of the Corps, Ungoggo division. Worthy of note is that the suspect had last two months collected the victim father’s phone number but never called him for once,” the statement said.
According to Abdullahi, Investigation into the case has reached an advanced stage and when concluded, the suspect will be charged to court.
