The Police Command in Kaduna State has rescued a six-year-old boy, Sama’ila Haruna, who was kidnapped at Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area, and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna.
Hassan said on Nov. 8, at about 6:00 a.m., one Haruna Bala, 30, of Kunkumi, reported that unknown persons came to his house in his absence and abducted his son, Sama’ila Haruna, 6.
He said the kidnappers demanded a ransom of N300,000, adding that the father negotiated and paid N30,000.
“Following an intelligence-led sustained operation, police operatives traced the suspects to a shop at Kunkumi where the victim was kept in captivity and arrested them,” he said.
Hassan listed the suspects as Usman Ahmed, 22, of Yarkasuwa Zoo Road, Kano State, and Abdullahi Yakubu, 25, of Kunkumi, Makarfi local government area of Kaduna State.
The spokesman noted that the phone used to demand the ransom was recovered as exhibit.
He said one suspect, Jamesy of Kabuga, Kano State, was still at large, adding that efforts were being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect.
Hassan confirmed that the victim had been rescued unhurt and reunited with his family, while the case was under investigation.
He quoted the Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Rabiu, as commending the operatives for the prompt rescue.
The CP warned criminals to desist from crime, and reassured residents of the command’s commitment to the protection of lives and property.