The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Isiaka Hassan for allegedly killing a five 5-year-old boy.
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Suleiman Yahaya said police received a report from one Hadiza Bashiru of Tingno in Lamurde local government area that her 5-year-old son, Abba Bashiru, was missing and was last seen with Hassan.
Yahaya said the operatives, acting on the information, swiftly arrested Hassan, who during interrogation confessed to have conspired with a suspect at large to kill the boy and buried him in a shallow grave.
Yahaya said the corpse had been exhumed and taken to hospital for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Dankombo Morris has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case and ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspect.
The Command also reassured the public of its commitment to ensure that justice is served, calling for continued cooperation in the fight against violent crime across the State.
