Four suspects have been detained by the Police Command in Kano State for the kidnapping and murder of Hamza Harisu, a five-year-old.
Prior to killing the child, the suspects had reportedly wanted a N20 million ransom but eventually agreed to accept N5 million, according to the police.
A team from Operation Restore Peace led by Bala Shu’aibu, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Doguwa Division, was assembled by Kano State Police Commissioner Abubakar Lawal after the victim’s father reported the incident in order to apprehend the perpetrators, according to police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.
“With sustained efforts and intelligence-led follow-up, the principal suspect, Ado Ibrahim, 29, and three other suspects, all of Yantama Village, Doguwa local government area, were arrested in a hideout. Ibrahim confessed that he kidnapped the victim on October 27 around 7pm, took him to a nearby bush and strangled him,” Kiyawa said.
