From: Desmind Mgboh, Kano
The Police, in Kano State, have arrested a syndicate that specialises in the kidnapping of young people in the state.
A statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Majiya, explained that the two suspects were arrested after the command lunched a man hunt for the gang following the disappearance of an eight year old boy, Master Sadiq Mustapha .
Father of the victim, one Ibrahim Sani, according to the police, had reported the case of his missing child to the police.
According to him, one Hafsat Auwal, aged 18-year-old had disappeared with his child after she had deceived his wife to allow the children accompany her to home with a view to knowing her place of residence.
The lady, who is resident in Tsamiyar Boka Quarters in Hotoro, Kano had actually visited his house on the guise of coming to buy clothes from the mother of the children, but ended up conning his wife to surrender her two male children to her.
The police noted that as soon as they were away from the house, the suspect discharged one of the children and took Sadiq Mustapha into her custody, from where she later conveyed him to their leader, one Abubakar Umar alias Bushasaha of Meyere Village, Ikara LGA, Kaduna State .
The said Abubakar Umar , subsequently called the father of the child through his GSM and demanded for ransom in the sum of one million Naira (N1000,000.00K) only failure of which the victim would be killed.
The police however said that the suspects were tracked by the Command’s team of investigators and subsequently arrested, adding that the victim was safely rescued.
“The suspects confessed to the crime and Bushasha mentioned that he had prior to this incident, kidnapped a male child at Rijiyar Zaki Qtrs,” said the statement
The Command urged parents and guardians to good care of their wards at all times and report any incident to the nearest police station while adding that it continue to partner with all stakeholders in bringing an end to the menace of kidnappers in the state.