The police in Kaduna have arrested 3 suspects, including a neighbour, connected with the kidnap and murder of a boy, Ahmad Kabir, who was found in a drainage after the parents paid N5 million ransom.
The Kaduna State Police Command Spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, said the 3 suspects arrested have all confessed to the crime but said he could not comment on the military background of one of the suspects until after the investigation is concluded..
The boy was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Kaduna, but was found dead 7 days later despite the N5 million ransom paid by his parent for his release.
He was kidnapped from Kaduna North local government area and taken to Kano where after a search his body was found in a drainage. The body was returned to Kaduna for burial at the weekend.
According to a family member, “one of the suspects that took the boy away was our neighbour, while the former-military personnel was also a resident in the community.”
“They took him to Zaria, from there to Kano, where his body was retrieved inside drainage after they collected 5 million naira ransom.”
Another resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victim must have been killed after he recognised the faces of his abductors since they are all living in the area.
