The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects for kidnapping and killing a 14-year-old son of their neighbour in Kano.
Spokesperson of the Command, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on Thursday evening, noted that the Command on February 8, 2024 at about 1100hrs, received a report from one Alhaji Rabiu Abdullahi of Hotoron Fulani Quarters in Kano metropolis that he received a phone call from an unknown person that his son, Abdullahi Sani, aged 14-year-old was kidnapped and a ransom of N4million was demanded for his release.
According to the statement, the situation prompted the Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, to engage a team of Policemen from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command to ensure the rescue of the victim and arrest the perpetrators.
“The Team immediately swung into action. Preliminary investigation led to the arrest of the principal suspect; Ismail Adamu, aged 22-year-old, ‘m’, of Hotoron Fulani Quarters, Kano on 12/02/2024.
“In furtherance to the investigation, the said Ismail Adamu confessed to having conspired with one Risi, ’m’, of Mariri Quarters Kano and kidnapped the victim. The suspect further revealed that they took the victim to Sabuwar Zara Village where they stabbed him in his neck and threw him inside a Soakaway at an uncompleted building in Sabuwar Zara Quarters Kano, and later contacted the father and demanded four million naira (N4,000,000:00) for his release.
“Furthermore, the crime scene was visited by the Police Operatives where the deceased body was removed from the Soakaway and evacuated to Abdullahi Wase Specialists Hospital Kano where a Medical doctor certified the body dead and it was deposited at the Hospital’s Mortuary.
“The discreet investigation led to the arrest of two suspects; namely, Musa Usman, aged 17 year-old, ‘m’, of Hotoron Fulani Quarters Kano, and Abdullahi Usman, aged 20 year-old, ‘m’, of the same address that assisted the principal suspect in the negotiation of the ransom with a mobile phone. The suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” the PPRO stated.
While calling on the public to be mindful of people they give their mobile phone to make calls, he also urged them to always report any suspicious movement of people and items around them.
