Police Arrest 3 Kidnappers Of 4-Year-Old Boy In Kano

3 suspects have been arrested in Kano in connection of the
abduction of a 4-year-old boy Umar Aminu Ibrahim in Kano
state.
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The 3 suspects, who were paraded at the Bompai Police
headquarters on Thursday, included Aliyu Tasiu, Bello Wada
and a female, Hajia Fauziyya Bello One other suspect,
Hamisu SNU , according to the police, was still at large.
Briefing the press on the incident, Kano State Police
Command’s spokesman, Assistant Superintendent of
Police (ASP) Magaji Majiya explained that the said the gang
leader, Bello Wada criminally conspired with the rest of the
suspects to kidnap the minor.
He disclosed that the suspects abducted the boy on the 14th
of April , 2015, at the residence of his grandmother in Tudun
Wada, adding that Aliyu Tasiu, who is a family member,
blocked the view of the boy’s grandmother as he was being
taken away.by Bello Wada.
ASP Magaji explained that the boy was subsequently
handed over to the lady, Fauziyya Bala who whisked him
away to the city and lodged him at their den in Tarauni
Quarters of the state capital.
The police spokesman stated that the abductors,
following their successful operation, later called the
grandmother of the boy on phone, demanding a ransom of
N3million, threatening to kill the boy if she fails.
The matter was immediately reported to the police
division in the area in the company of the two suspects, who
sympathized with the family over the incident.
He added that following the report, the police swung into
action and arrested the suspects without any injury or harm
to the boy nor any payment of ransom to the kidnappers.
The police spokesman noted that although the present case
was not as a result of negligence, parents should
nevertheless remain vigilant over their kids as children were
a gift from God.
[From Desmond Mgboh, Kano]