How Islamic Cleric Masterminds Abduction Of His Cousin’s Four-Year-Child

LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Katsina Police Command  has apprehended an Islamic cleric, Jamilu Idris of Sabon-Fegi, Yankara village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state for allegedly masterminding  the kidnapping of his cousin’s four year old son, Umar Farouk Kabir.

Report made available to NewsRangers by the Katsina State Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, SP Gambo Isa disclosed that the  suspect confessed that on 09/10/2021, at about 1430hrs, that he went to the house of his uncle, one Kabir Abdullahi at Funtua, who was not at home and when his son Umar Farouk Kabir came out to see who was asking after his father, he recognized the suspect, who later deceptively gave the little boy a Viju drink and abducted him to Dutsen-Alhaji, Abuja. 

According to the report, “Subsequently, the suspect called the father (his uncle) through his GSM, changed his voice so that he cannot recognize him and threatened that he has kidnapped his son. 

“He further confessed to have demanded the payment of five million naira (N5,000,000:00K) ransom which the father said he can only afford to pay him the sum of five hundred thousand naira only (N500,000:00K).

“Consequently, the Complainant reported the matter to the police and in the course of investigation suspect was traced and arrested and confessed to the commission of the   Investigation is ongoing.”

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