NEWISSUES
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto
The Sokoto state police command has arrested 18 years old Abba Aliyu for the kidnapping a 2 years old Saidu Ibrahim and collecting 500,000 naira ransom.
According to the police, they acted on a complaint from Saidu’s father that his child was missing for 3 days and swung into action, leading to he arrest of Abba Aliyu as the prime suspect who also confessed to the commission of the crime during interrogation.
“”On October 16, 2024, at about 1200hrs, Ibrahim Shehu reported to Anti kidnapping unit attached to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Sokoto that his son, Saidu Ibrahim 2 years old had gone missing since October 13, 2024, at about 1800 hrs.
“”Despite efforts to locate him, his whereabouts remained unknown until the abductor demanded N2 million for his release via phone call. Until the sum of five hundred thousand naira was paid before the victim regain freedom”.
According to the Commands Spokesperson, ASP Ahmed Rufai, the police acted on the complaint and successfully cracked down on a kidnapping syndicate, arresting the prime suspect, 18-year-old Abba Aliyu who is also a neighbour to the complainant from Badon Hanya area Sokoto.
“”Detectives swiftly coordinated intelligence-led operations, tracing the location of the suspect at Badon hanya behind Zamson filling station which led to his arrest. During investigation, the suspect confessed to have kidnapped the victim and held him hostage with a view to extort money from his parent, while one Tecno android mobile used in demanding for the ransom was recovered from him”.
