https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/kidnap-gang-of-teenagers-abducts-6-yr-old-boy-for-n1m/By Charly Agwam – Bauchi
Four teenagers have confessed to kidnapping a six
years old boy in Bauchi for one million naira ransom
which they said they wanted to use to set up a
business.
Leader of the gang, Abdulgaffar Adamu, a 19 year
old who is a student A.D Rufai College of Education
and Legal Studies Misau told Vanguard at the
Bauchi Police Command, Bauchi that he and his
gang members planned and kidnapped the boy after
attempts to get capital from his father to establish a
tailor shop failed.
Corroborating Adamu’s confession, his three
accomplices, Usman Muhammed 18 years old, Faisal
Musa 19 years old and Ahmad Usman Gamawa 16
years old confided in our reporter that they regret
their action and would turn a new leaf if given the
opportunity.
“I needed money for my tailoring business because I
have good tailoring skills to make nice clothes. As
you’d expect, I met my father to lend me some
money but he said he didn’t have any money, so I
suggested to my friends that we should abduct the
son of one of our neighbours who we thought
would be able to pay ransom money for his son.
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“We arranged everything, even where to hide the
child. Ahmad Gamawa who kept the boy in his
house, lied to his mother that the child was his
friend’s younger brother whose mother is admitted
in a hospital, but the next day, his mother got
suspicious and raised alarm in the neighborhood.
“So we couldn’t get the money anymore because
the day we were to collect the one million naira
ransom was the same day we were arrested. I
honestly regret my action; I promise to change if
given another chance,” Adamu said.
Addressing journalists earlier, the Police
Commissioner, Lawan Jimeta said operatives of the
Command swung into action to rescue the child
unhurt after receiving a complaint on Tuesday
about the kidnapped boy.
“On the 10/08/2020 at about 1300hrs, a case of
kidnapping was reported to the Command
Intelligence Bureau by one Alhaji Muhammed
Dan’azumi ‘m’ of Jaja quarters Bauchi metro, that
on 9/08/2020 at about 1630hrs unknown person(s)
kidnapped his son; one Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed
‘m’ aged 6yrs of the same address to unknown
destination and demanded one million naira
(1,000,000.00) as ransom.
“Upon receiving the complaint on the 11/08/2020 at
about 1100hrs, operatives attached to the Bureau
swung in to action and rescued the victim unhurt.
“Consequently, the following suspects were
arrested and have confessed to the crime: Usman
Muhammed ‘m’ 18yrs of Unguwar Borno Bauchi
metro, Faisal Musa ‘m’ 19yrs of Madina quarters
Bauchi metro, Abdulgaffar Adamu ‘m’ 19yrs of
Unguwar Borno Bauchi metro and Ahmad Usman
Gamawa ‘m’ 16yrs of Unguwar Borno Bauchi metro.
“The Command has arrested a total of 32 suspects
in connection with the case of kidnapping, armed
robbery, rape, hard drugs dealing, culpable homicide
and other heinous crime, including being in
possession of locally made prohibited fire arms
hereby paraded for your acknowledgement,” the
Commissioner noted.

Crime knows no gender, age or tribe.

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