Metro/Crime
Suspected Kidnapper Demands Ransom After Killing 8-Year-Old Boy
In connection to the tragic death of an 8-year-old Kamal Aliyu, who was abducted and killed in the Runjin Gani area of Toro Local Government Area, a middle age man identified as Ibrahim Mohamed Liman has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command.
The Tragic Incident was said to have occurred on August 4, 2024, when Kamal was reported missing after being kidnapped by unknown individuals in his home village of Runjin Gani.
Whle confirming the developmental, the Division Police Officer (DPO) of the Toro Police Division said the division promptly initiated a search and rescue operation to locate the boy and apprehend the perpetrators.
“After days of investigation and acting on credible intelligence, police officers arrested 23-year-old Lima, a resident of the same village.”
According To The Spokesman Of The Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, Liman, who was a close neighbour of the victim’s family, confessed…..during interrogation to conspiring with an accomplice to kidnap Kamal.
______Liman revealed that he had lured the boy under the pretence of delivering a message to his father, Alhaji Ali Ru
The Suspect admitted that he and his accomplice took Kamal to a nearby bush, where they tragically killed him and buried his body in a shallow grave.
_____The Suspects reportedly demanded a ransom of two hundred thousand Naira from the boy’s father. However, they were unable to retrieve the ransom due to the presence of security operatives in the vicinity.
Wakil assured the public that efforts are ongoing to ensure that the family of the deceased gets justice, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Mohamammer has directed that the case be transferred to……the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a comprehensive investigation.
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