Police rescue six-year-old boy kidnapped in Kaduna and arrest two suspects
The boy was taken from his home in Makarfi on November 8, and his father paid N30,000 of a N300,000 ransom demand before officers traced him to a shop.
Kaduna State Police Command says it has rescued a six-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area, and arrested two men over the abduction.
Police spokesman DSP Mansir Hassan said the boy, identified as Samaila Haruna, was taken from his home on November 8, 2026, while his father, Haruna Bala, 30, was away. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of N300,000, but the father negotiated and paid N30,000, according to the police statement.
Hassan said officers traced the suspects through an intelligence-led operation to a shop in Kunkumi where the child was being held. The two arrested men were named as Usman Ahmed, 22, from Yarkasuwa Zoo Road in Kano State, and Abdullahi Yakubu, 25, from Kunkumi.
A phone allegedly used to demand the ransom was recovered as an exhibit. A third suspect, identified as Jamesy from Kabuga in Kano State, is still at large, and police say efforts are ongoing to arrest him.
The boy was unhurt and has been reunited with his family. The case remains under investigation. Commissioner of Police Muhammad Rabiu praised the officers involved and warned criminals to stop unlawful activities, while assuring residents that the command is committed to protecting lives and property.
SOURCE: Daily Post
