The Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Suleiman Sani, 23, and four others for allegedly kidnapping a seven-year-old boy in Safana Local Government area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina.He said that the suspects were arrested on Sunday, following a tip off.
Nemesis caught up with the hoodlums when one of the suspects, Suleiman Sani, 23, of Runka village, Safana local government, was accosted by the joint operation of police and repentant bandits.
“In the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to have masterminded the kidnapping of a seven-year-old boy, Abdurrahman Samaila at Runka village.
“Other suspects arrested were Jazuli Ayuba, 26, Abubakar Aminu, 30, Jibrin Saidu, 28, all of them live in Kadanya village of Safana local government area of Katsina State, and Haruna Sale, 26, who live in Runka village.
“The suspects demanded for the payment of N3 million as ransom, but after negotiations, they agreed and collected N28,000 from the parents of the boy as ransom,” he said.
Isah said that the police recovered one Dane gun in the possession of the suspects.The PPRO said the suspects would be prosecuted after full investigation.
