…Neighbour, Two Other Suspects Helping the Police
…Military Neutralises 64 Bandits, Arrests Gunrunners

Nemesis has befallen three suspects, including a neighbour, who allegedly kidnapped an under aged boy, Ahmad Kabir in Kaduna, took him to Kano where he was killed after collecting N5millon ransom from the parent.

Kabir, who was taken to the police in Kaduna have commenced investigation into the kidnap and subsequent murder of a boy, Ahmad Kabir, who was found in a drainage after the parent paid N5 million ransom.

The Kaduna State Police Command Spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident, saying the “three suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime, including the neighbour and they all confessed to the crime.

“He was kidnapped from Kaduna North local government area and taken to Kano where after a search, his body was found in drainage. The body was returned to Kaduna for burial at the weekend.

According to a family member, “one of the suspects that took the boy away was our neighbour while the former-military personnel is also a resident in the community.

“They took him to Zaria, from there to Kano, where his body was retrieved inside drainage after they collected N5 million ransom from the parents.”
He, however, declined to comment on the military background of one of the suspects until after the investigation.

 The boy was kidnapped from his parent’s home in Kaduna, but found dead seven days after despite the payment of N5 million ransom to the kidnappers by his parent for his release of the boy.

Military Neutralises 64 Bandits, Arrests Gunrunners in Kaduna

***as bandits kill 323, kidnap 949 in 3 months

Meanwhile, the Military said its troops in Kaduna state had neutralised 64 bandits and arrested several gunrunners disturbing peace in communities.

It stated that 323 persons were killed and 949 kidnapped by bandits in various communities across the state dring the period in review.

State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this at the end of an emergency security meeting in the state.

Aruwan, while presenting a report on the security situation in the state for the first quarter of 2021, said the report was on nefarious activities such as banditry, kidnapping, cattle-rustling, attacks, and reprisal attacks.

He said the report also covered the aerial missions conducted over-identified bandit hideouts and locations across the state, adding that “multiple scores of bandits were engaged and neutralised, with their camps destroyed.”

“Deaths linked to banditry, violent attacks, communal clashes, and reprisals in the first quarter total 323 across the State. Of this, 20 were women and 11 were minors.

“Out of the 323 killed, 292 were males and the 236 of the total deaths occurred in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Igabi, Giwa, and Kajuru LGAs.

“Birnin Gwari recorded the highest figure of 77 deaths, followed by Chikun with 52, Igabi 45, Giwa 42, Kajuru 20 deaths in the first quarter.

“Southern Kaduna Senatorial District had 68 deaths in total, of which five were women and two below the age of 18.

” Kajuru had 28 deaths, followed by Zangon Kataf with 14 and Kagarko with 12 “And the Northern senatorial zone is the least affected with 19 people killed and Zaria has the highest casualty of six.

“These missions were initiated based on credible intelligence of bandit activity and locations of camps, which were targeted and destroyed. “Several gunrunners have been intercepted and arrested with arms and ammunition recovered in the first quarter.

Thirty-six AK47 rifles, 1959 rounds of live ammunition and one rocket-propelled grenade were recovered.

“Vigorous investigations are ongoing towards dismantling more gun-running networks and block arms routes into the state, as these are central to the perpetuation of violence and armed banditry, through the trade in small arms and light weapons”, Aruwan said.

The Commissioner said the state government was empathic towards individuals and groups who had suffered terrible loss and untold hardship as a result of violence and insecurity in the state.

The government also resolved to intensify efforts towards enduring peace and security across the state.