Six-year-old kidnapped boy rescued by police, two suspects arrested in Kaduna.

The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a six-year-old boy, Samaila Haruna, who was kidnapped successful Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area of the state, and arrested 2 suspects successful transportation with the crime.

The incidental was reported connected November 8, 2026, by the victim’s father, Haruna Bala, 30, who said chartless persons abducted his lad from their residence portion helium was away.

The kidnappers reportedly demanded a ransom of ₦300,000, but the begetter negotiated and paid ₦30,000.

In a connection issued connected Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, said operatives rescued the lad pursuing an intelligence-led cognition that led them to a store successful Kunkumi wherever helium was being held.

“Following intelligence-led sustained operation, Police operatives traced the suspects to a store astatine Kunkumi wherever the unfortunate was kept successful captivity and arrested,” the connection said.

The constabulary identified the arrested suspects arsenic Usman Ahmed, 22, from Yarkasuwa Zoo Road, Kano State, and Abdullahi Yakubu, 25, from Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area.

The connection added that a telephone utilized by the kidnappers to request ransom was recovered arsenic an exhibit.

It further disclosed that a 3rd suspect, identified arsenic Jamesy, from Kabuga, Kano State, was inactive astatine large, adding that efforts were ongoing to apprehend him.

“The unfortunate has been rescued unhurt and reunited with his family, portion the lawsuit is nether investigation,” the connection added.

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