Police in Kano have arrested a 29-year-old man, Ado Ibrahim and three others for alleged kidnapping and killing a five-year-old boy after demanding for a ransom of N20 million.
This is just as the dastardly act was said to have angered youths in the area where the incident occurred, leading to the burning down the houses of the arrested suspects.
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According to the Public Relation Officer of the Kano State Police command, SP Abdullahi Haruna in a statement on Wednesday, said that the arrest of the suspects followed a report by the boy’s father.
He said the father reported the incident on Friday, October 28, 2022 at about 5pm, that his son, Hamza, was kidnapped and a ransom of N20 million was demanded by the abductors.
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“The ransom was said to have been negotiated to N5 million, but the state Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Lawal, raised a team of Operation Restore Peace, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Doguwa Division, CSP Bala Shu’aibu, to arrest the suspects.
“Sustained efforts coupled with intelligence-led follow-up, led to the arrest of the principal suspect, Ado Ibrahim, ‘m’, 29 year old, of Yantama Village, Doguwa LGA, Kano State and three others. The principal suspect was arrested at his hideout,” the PPRO said.
The Police spokesman said during
interrogation, Ibrahim confessed to how he single handedly kidnapped the victim on October 27 at about 7pm by deceiving and luring him to a nearby bush where he strangled him to death
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He stated further that the body was later discovered by a team of police detectives and taken to Doguwa General Hospital for medical examination where the doctor confirmed him dead.
Haruna said that the suspects were currently at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation.
