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While parading the suspects on Monday, Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, said Kabiru was abducted on April 24 at the Badarawa area of the state.
He said the suspects demanded N30 million for the release of the boy, but after negotiations, they agreed to collect N1 million which was delivered to them.
He added that after collecting the ransom, Mohammed Nazifi, said to be the mastermind of the kidnap and a neighbour of the victim, strangled the boy to death for fear that the child would identify him.
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“We are here today, Monday, 3rd May 2021, to parade these suspects for the offence of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide which the command diligently investigated and unravelled the identities of the suspects involved leading to their arrest,” Jalige said.
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By John Shiklam
The Kaduna state police command has arrested four suspected kidnappers who killed their victim, Mohammed Kabiru, a six year old boy, after collecting N1 million ransom.
Parading the suspects on Monday in Kaduna, Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, said Kabiru was abducted on April 24 at the Badarawa area, Kaduna.
He said the suspects demanded N30 million for the release of the boy, however after series of negotiations, they agreed to collect N1 million which was delivered to them.
However after collecting the ransom, the mastermind of the criminal act, Mohammed Nazifi, said to be neighbours with the victim, upon sensing the possibility that the boy will identity him if released, they decided to strangle him to death and concealed the body in a drain system at the outskirts of Kano Municipal, Kano State.