Borno Police Rescue Kidnapped Boy, Arrest 5, Recover Ransom

Borno State Police Command has successfully rescued a kidnapped seven – year- old boy, arrested five suspects and recovered ramsom.

A statement issued to Journalists on Friday in Maiduguri by the State’s police public relations officer ( PPRO ) Nahum Kenneth Daso, said on 24th March, 2026 at about 1530hrs, a report was received at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Maiduguri, from a resident of Chad Basin Area Maiduguri, that his 7 years old son, was kidnapped on 23rd March, 2026 at about 1840hrs by unknown persons.

Daso said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects contacted the victim’s mother through a concealed GSM number and demanded a ransom of ten million naira (₦10,000,000.00), which was later negotiated to eight million naira (₦8,000,000.00).

He said a sum of one million five hundred thousand naira (₦1,500,000.00) was subsequently paid into a POS account provided by the suspects.

The PPRO added that upon intensive digital forensic analysis, detectives of the Command traced and arrested one Musa Mohammed Bashir, a POS operator, whose account was used to receive the ransom.

He said further coordinated operations led to the arrest of four additional suspects, namely: Ali Adam (aka Abba), 24 years; Abubakar Sadiq, 29 years; Abba Goni Abba, 18 years; and Mohammed Musa (aka Ale Mamman), 18 years, all residents of Chad Basin and Bulabulin Alajiri areas of Maiduguri.

“Consequently, the victim was rescued unhurt and taken to Hospital for medical evaluation before being safely reunited with his family. The sum of One million five hundred thousand Naira (₦1,500,000.00) was also recovered.
The case is still under investigation and the suspect will be charged to court.

“‘The Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, commended the detectives for the swift breakthrough and reassured members of the public of the Command’s sustained commitment to intelligence-led policing and urged the public to continue providing timely and actionable information to security agencies,” the statement read.

Daso said the Command calls on members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious movements or activities to the nearest police station.