Police rescue abducted six-year-old boy in Kaduna

A six-year-old boy, identified arsenic Samaila Haruna, who was abducted successful Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area of the state, has been rescued by the Kaduna State Police Command.

The abducted lad was rescued unharmed during an intelligence-led cognition arsenic the constabulary operatives intensified efforts to apprehend a 3rd fishy who remains astatine large.

The command’s spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, successful a connection connected Tuesday, explained that the incidental was reported connected November 8, 2026, astatine astir 6:00 a.m. by the victim’s father, Haruna Bala, 30, of Kunkumi.

According to the police, "Bala reported that unidentified individuals invaded his residence successful his lack and abducted his six-year-old son."

He explained that the kidnappers reportedly demanded a ransom of ₦300,000, saying that done negotiation, the victim’s begetter aboriginal paid ₦30,000.

Following sustained quality gathering and operational efforts, constabulary operatives traced the suspects to a store successful Kunkumi, wherever the lad was being held.

The cognition led to the apprehension of 2 suspects identified arsenic Usman Ahmed, 22, of Yarkasuwa Zoo Road, Kano State, and Abdullahi Yakubu, 25, of Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area.

Police besides recovered a mobile telephone allegedly utilized by the suspects to request ransom from the victim’s family.

However, a 3rd suspect, identified arsenic Jamesy, from Kabuga...