A 19-YEAR-OLD BOY AND TWO OTHERS WERE ARRESTED IN KASTINA FOR ALLEGEDLY ABDUCTING HIS 6-YEAR-OLD COUSIN AND DEMANDING N2 MILLION IN RANSOM.

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested Abdulrazak Ibrahim, 19, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of his 6-year-old cousin in Bachirawa quarters, Kano State.

Aliyu Salisu, aka Chilo of Sabuwa Unguwa quarters, and Mohammed Ibrahim, aka Zalamo of Gidan Dawa quarters, both 19, were arrested with him. They were apprehended on January 10, 2023, around 5 p.m., based on credible intelligence.

“Nemesis caught up with the syndicate when they kidn@pped their victim, Fatima Abubakar, age 6, of Bachirawa quarters, Kano state, on January 6, 2023 at about 1100 hrs & whisked her to Katsina state, where they demanded N2million ransom,” the Command’s spokesperson, Isah Gambo, said in a statement on Wednesday.

Detectives sprang into action as soon as they received the information. Aliyu Salisu, alias “Chilo,” was apprehended while receiving the ransom.