The police in Bauchi State have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing a five-year-old boy who he kidnapped.
More so, the kidnapping of the minor at the same address was carried out by the suspect, one Anas Auwal, a resident of Tsangaya Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The suspect used candies to entice the minor into his room.
Later, he demanded an N5 million ransom from the boy’s father before releasing him, but the father of the boy informed Auwal that he lacked the necessary funds.
This was stated in a media statement made available to journalists in the state on Thursday by Ahmed Wakil, Police Public Relations Officer for Bauchi State Command.
Police Superintendent Wakil claimed that the suspect killed the boy by hacking him to death after realizing that he recognized him.
According to him, the state’s Umar Sanda, the commissioner of police, ordered that the suspect be brought to court for prosecution.
“The Command has arrested Anas Auwal ‘m’ 25yrs old from Tsangaya village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State for kidnapping and gruesome murder of five-year-old teenager Abba Yahuza ‘m’ of the same address.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that on the 11th October 2022 at about 2 pm, the suspect lured the victim into his room with sweets. He later called the victim’s father by phone and threatened him to bring the sum of five million nairas (N5, 000,000.00) as ransom but the father told him that he couldn’t raise the demanded amount.
“The suspect later came to realize that the victim knew him and that his identity would be revealed if he released him.
“Consequently, the suspect decided to hack the victim to death in his room and waited until night time, bundled the victim in a sack, and buried the body in a shallow grave.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime as the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Mamman Sanda, directed that the suspect be charged to court for prosecution.
“In the same vein, the CP has advised parents and guardians to be vigilant and security-wise about the whereabouts of their children,” he advised.
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Wakil said: “On October 25, 2022, at about 2.30am, Abubakar Yakubu (20) aka Dogo and Abdullahi Adamu (40), all males of Quanpan, LGA, Plateau State, criminally conspired with others, now at large, while armed with AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons stormed the house of Samaila Gidado, male, of Gayar mukal Duguri district Alkaleri LGA Bauchi State.
“They kidnapped him to an unknown destination and demanded and collected the sum of N3,190,000, as ransom before he was released.
“During the investigation, the team of detectives was assigned to trace and arrest the suspects. In the process of the investigation, a piece of information was received from a reliable source that they were seen in a bush.
“A tactical team was quickly drafted and cordoned the area and engaged them in a gun duel. As a result of our superior firepower, two of the suspects got injured and were successfully arrested while others escaped with gun injuries; all efforts have been put in place to arrest the remaining gang members.”
Wakil said: “On October 25, 2022, at about 2.30 am, Abubakar Yakubu (20) aka Dogo and Abdullahi Adamu (40), all males of Quanpan, LGA, Plateau State, criminally conspired with others, now at large, while armed with AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons stormed the house of Samaila Gidado, male, of Gayar mukal Duguri district Alkaleri LGA Bauchi State.
“They kidnapped him to an unknown destination and demanded and collected the sum of N3,190,000, as ransom before he was released.
“During the investigation, the team of detectives was assigned to trace and arrest the suspects. In the process of the investigation, a piece of information was received from a reliable source that they were seen in a bush.
“A tactical team was quickly drafted and cordoned the area and engaged them in a gun duel. As a result of our superior firepower, two of the suspects got injured and were successfully arrested while others escaped with gun injuries; all efforts have been put in place to arrest the remaining gang members.”
