Kidnapper Arrested at Hideout After Abducting 4-Year-Old Girl and Demanding ₦3 Million Ransom

A kidnapper who abducted a four-year-old girl and demanded for the sum of N3 million ransom from her father has been arrested by men of the Kano State Police Command, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, announced late on Thursday night.

The Police PRO disclosed the development in a statement posted on his Facebook wall, saying the kidnapper, whose name was given as Safullahi Abba, aged 23 years, was arrested by operatives attached to the Anti Kidnapping Squad of the command.

It was gathered that the police received a report from the father of the girl stating that his four-year-old daughter was missing and that he later received a call from an unknown person claiming to have kidnapped his daughter and demanding for a ransom of N3 million.

After receiving the report however, the squad swung into action and following intelligence-led investigation, the kidnapper was arrested at his hideout and he took the operatives to the place where he kept the girl who was also rescued unhurt.

The Police PRO wrote: “The suspect confessed to the crime and led detectives to where the victim was held hostage in Luran Village, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area.

“The victim was rescued unhurt and taken to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, where she was examined and discharged in good health.”

He was said to have given more useful information to the police operatives and he is expected to be be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

Below is the screenshot of the statement by the state police command posted on the PRO: