Man kidnaps, kills 7-year-old nephew

Police operatives have arrested one Mubarak Haladu for allegedly kidnapping and killing his seven-year-old nephew in Dadin Kowa community in the Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State.

The Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 25, 2024.

Abdullahi said the case of kidnap was reported to the Dadin Kowa Police Station in Dadin Kowa on October 10 by one Bello Haladu who alleged that his younger brother had abducted his son.

Abdullahi said the suspect had, on October 9, called his elder brother and told him that he had abducted his son and that he should pay a ransom of N1.5 million to secure his release.

He stated that the case was forwarded to the anti-kidnapping section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discrete investigation.

The command’s spokesperson said Mubarak was arrested at about 10 a.m. on October 17, adding that the suspect, upon interrogation, admitted to having kidnapping and killing his nephew.

Abdullahi said the suspect also confessed to breaking into three shops in different areas and stealing about 30 mobile phones of different brands.

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He noted that the suspect then used a SIM card of one of the stolen phones to call his brother, the victim’s father, and demanded ransom.

Abdullahi said the seven-year-old boy was found dead and decaying in an uncompleted building in Dadin Kowa on October 18.

The police added that the suspect would soon be charged to court for prosecution.

Abdullahi disclosed that another suspect was arrested for stabbing his 65-year-old aunt to death in the Bagadaza area of Gombe State.

He noted: “We received a report that one Jonathan James fatally stabbed his aunty, one Ramatu Musa, of the same address with a sharp knife.

“On receiving the information, a patrol team from Pantami division rushed to the scene and evacuated the victim to specialist hospital Gombe for medical attention.

“There, she was examined and certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor.

“The scene of the crime was visited and the suspect was arrested.

“A knife was recovered as an exhibit, while the suspect will soon be charged to court for prosecution.”

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