Police Arrest 3 Kidnappers Of 4-Year-Old Boy In Kano

The 3 suspects, who were paraded at the Bompai Police
headquarters on Thursday, included Aliyu Tasiu, Bello Wada and
a female, Hajia Fauziyya Bello One other suspect, Hamisu SNU ,
according to the police, was still at large.
Briefing the press on the incident, Kano State Police
Command’s spokesman, Assistant Superintendent of
Police (ASP) Magaji Majiya explained that the said the gang
leader, Bello Wada criminally conspired with the rest of the
suspects to kidnap the minor.
He disclosed that the suspects abducted the boy on the 14th of
April , 2015, at the residence of his grandmother in Tudun
Wada, adding that Aliyu Tasiu, who is a family member, blocked
the view of the boy’s grandmother as he was being taken
away.by Bello Wada.
ASP Magaji explained that the boy was subsequently
handed over to the lady, Fauziyya Bala who whisked him away
to the city and lodged him at their den in Tarauni Quarters of
the state capital.
The police spokesman stated that the abductors,
following their successful operation, later called the
grandmother of the boy on phone, demanding a ransom of
N3million, threatening to kill the boy if she fails.
The matter was immediately reported to the police
division in the area in the company of the two suspects, who
sympathized with the family over the incident.
He added that following the report, the police swung into
action and arrested the suspects without any injury or harm to
the boy nor any payment of ransom to the kidnappers.
The police spokesman noted that although the present case was
not as a result of negligence, parents should nevertheless
remain vigilant over their kids as children were a gift from
God.