By: Monday Danladi, Bauchi
A 20-year old old man, Rabiu Safiyanu, has been arrested by Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly abducting and killing a 4-yeat old, Yunusa Salisu.
The suspect was arrested by detectives of ‘C’ Divisional Headquarters, Bauchi, led by the DPO, following a report on 21st March at 1100hrs by Salisu Yunusa of Nasarawa Madina Quarters that his 4-year-old son, Yunusa Salisu, went missing on 18th March at about 0930hrs.
According to the Command PPRO SP Nafiu Habib, in a statement he made available to Journalists in Bauchi on Sunday, “The father disclosed that he received a call on 19th March from a private number demanding ₦500,000 ransom and paid ₦100,000 without seeing the child.”
The PPRO added that, “Investigation led to the arrest of Rabiu Safiyanu, a 20-year old of the same address, a friend of the complainant’s younger brother with free access to the house.
He confessed to kidnapping the victim, strangling him, dumping the body at Warinje Hills, and demanding further ransom.
Police recovered the decomposing corpse with marks of strangulation and a rope suspected to have been used in the act.
The Officer in Charge of Police Clinic certified the victim dead as the body was photographed and subsequently released to relatives and buried on site for public health safety.
The suspect is in custody, as CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to takeover case, ensure timely discreet investigation and prosecution.
He further charged residents to always observe people around them and report any suspicious activities to Police.
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