Man kidnaps and kills his neighbour’s 4-year-old son in Maiduguri after collecting ransom
A 4-year-old boy, Baba Mohammed, was allegedly kidnapped and killed by his neighbour within the Gwange space of Maiduguri, Borno State, after cost of N250,000 ransom. Talking with Every day Belief on Tuesday March 15, the boy’s father, Alhaji Bakura, mentioned that he doesn’t know what he could have performed to the neighbour, one Abati Buba,…
A 4-year-old boy, Baba Mohammed, was allegedly kidnapped and killed by his neighbour within the Gwange space of Maiduguri, Borno State, after cost of N250,000 ransom.
Talking with Every day Belief on Tuesday March 15, the boy’s father, Alhaji Bakura, mentioned that he doesn’t know what he could have performed to the neighbour, one Abati Buba, to make him commit the crime.
He defined that his son went lacking on a Friday night, March 5, and the next morning, somebody referred to as him, demanding a ransom for the discharge of his son.
The boy’s father on Tuesday, March 15
Bakura mentioned he paid the sum of N240,000 as negotiated and the abductors assured him of his son’s protected return, solely to find later that the boy had been killed and his corpse dumped close to his home.
Buba was mentioned to have been arrested by officers of the Division of State Providers.
“My late son was 4 years outdated. He received lacking on Friday, March 5, and we searched in every single place however we couldn’t discover him. The next morning (Saturday), we acquired a name from the abductors, demanding a ransom. We agreed to pay N250,000.
“We agreed to satisfy someplace at Tashan Bama space however later he requested me to pay into his account which was despatched to me. I made the cost
“We had been ready for him to name us however he didn’t. I attempted to succeed in him however he had switched off the telephone. So, on Sunday morning I used to be going to the mosque to hope once I noticed individuals gathered. I checked and it was my son’s useless physique that was dropped close to my home
“We by no means knew it was my neighbour that kidnapped my son, collected ransom and later killed him. The DSS arrested him (Abati Buba) and he confessed that he kidnapped Mohammed and killed him.” Alhaji Bakura narrated.
Reacting, Chairman of the Civil Society Organisation Borno State, Comrade Bulama Abuso, urged safety businesses to right away unravel circumstances surrounding the boy’s homicide and guarantee correct prosecution of the perpetrator.
“We’re standing with the household. We condole with the dad and mom and need to guarantee them that we will pursue this case to a logical conclusion. We are going to be certain that justice is served.” he mentioned.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Sani Shatanbaya, confirmed the incident, including that the perpetrator had been handed over to the police for investigation.
“It’s true a suspect has been arrested in reference to that incident by DSS and subsequently handed over to us. I can affirm that he’s presently in our custody. Investigation remains to be ongoing.”