Man Arrested for 3-yr-old Kidnap, Murder in Katsina
A 30-year-old man, Abubakar Abdulaziz has been arrested for the alleged kidnap and murder of a three-year-old boy in the Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The State’s Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Gambo Isah, on Monday in Katsina.
“On March 23, at about 0100 hours, the suspect criminally trespassed into the residence of Adamu Alhassan of Bacirawa village, Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, while he was deep asleep and kidnapped his three-year-old son.
“He dropped a letter, directing Alhassan to pay a ransom of N800,000 and provided a contact number,” he said.
CSP Isah said the father, however,/made the contact, negotiated, and paid the sum of N150,000 to secure the release of his child, “but to no avail”.
The spokesman added upon receipt of the report from the father, that detectives swung into action, and traced and arrested the suspect.
“During the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offences and further confessed to having buried the child alive after receiving the ransom,” he said.
The Police report that the suspect would be charged in court.
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