Police arrest six kidnapping suspects in Katsina, recover N7.5m ransom

The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested six members of a seven-man kidnapping pack accused of abducting an eight-year-old lad successful Katsina metropolis and recovered N7.5 cardinal believed to beryllium portion of the ransom paid by the victim’s family.

Police spokesperson DSP Abubakar Sadiq disclosed this successful a connection connected Saturday, saying 1 fishy identified arsenic Abdul is inactive connected the run.

According to the statement, the lad was kidnapped connected May 13, 2026, portion returning from an Islamic school.

“The pursuing day, the suspects contacted the household and demanded N50,000,000 ransom. Following negotiations, N17,000,000 was paid to unafraid the merchandise of the victim,” the constabulary said.

The bid explained that officers from the recently created Violent Crime Response Unit tracked down and arrested six suspects on May 23 after receiving intelligence.

Police identified the suspects arsenic Nura Aliyu, said to beryllium the mastermind and a neighbour of the victim’s family, alongside Abubakar Aminu, Ibrahim Muhammad, Iliyasu Sani, Abubakar Muhammad, and Abdullahi Isma’il.