Abubakar Abdulaziz, 30, of Sabuwar Santa, Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, is now being held by police on suspicion of allegedly kidnapping and burying a three-year-old boy alive.
According to reports, Abdulaziz buried the kidnapped boy alive despite receiving N150,000 of the N800,000 ransom demanded from the boy’s father.
The event was reported on Monday by CSP Gambo Isah, the Katsina State Police Command’s spokesman.
Isah claimed Abdulaziz had confessed to committing the crime when he was apprehended on Thursday as a result of a tip-off.
The suspected kidnapper and murderer, Abubakar Abdulaziz, 30, of Sabuwar Santa, the Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, was arrested on April 12, 2023, at about 3 p.m., according to a police official.
“The fact of the case is that on March 23, 2023, around 1 am, the suspect criminally trespassed into the residence of one Adamu Alhassan of Bacirawa village, the Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, while he was asleep and kidnapped his three-year-old son to an unknown destination.
“He dropped a letter directing the said Adamu Alhassan to pay a ransom of N800,000 and providing a contact phone number. However, the father made contact, negotiated, and paid N150,000 to secure the release of his child, but to no avail.
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives swung into action and succeeded in arresting the suspect (Abubakar Abdulaziz) in connection with the case. During the investigation, he confessed to the commission of the offense and further confessed to having buried the child alive after receiving the ransom.”
Isah revealed that an investigation had already commenced into the incident.
