Crippled Kidnapper Arrested While Attempting To Pick Ransom In Katsina (Photo)

The kidnapper identifiied as Buhari Haruna, 22-year-old Haruna, is a resident of Kankia Native Authorities Space within the state.

A crippled kidnapper has been arrested whereas making an attempt to gather ransom.

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The kidnapper identifiied as Buhari Haruna, 22, is a resident of Kankia Native Authorities Space within the state.

He was paraded on the state police command on Monday, for threatening and masterminding a kidnap try on one Hamisu Salisu of the identical Kankia group.

The suspect, who claimed to be a cellphone repairer, was mentioned to have known as his prime goal on cellphone demanding the sum of N2million to save lots of his household from being killed or kidnapped.

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In keeping with SP Isah Gambo, the Police Public Relations Officer within the state, the suspect whereas making the menace, was mentioned to have revealed that his preliminary plan was to kidnap the sufferer’s father however suspended the concept, realising that the previous man was sick and hospitalised.

 

Hamisu, who reported the matter to the police, was suggested to play together with the suspect who instructed him to drop the N2million ransom at a location if he needed to save lots of his household from being kidnapped.

 

Unknown to him, the police had cordoned off the world, ready for the suspect to seem and choose up the ransom. He then got here as a crippled crawling on his knee and buttocks to take the ransom.

“The Katsina Police Command has succeeded in arresting an individual with a particular want who turned himself right into a kidnapper and demanded for a ransom of N2million. It might curiosity you to know that this gentleman right here, Buhari Haruna is 22 years and from Kankia LGA of Katsina State.

 

“On 20 August, he despatched a menace message to 1 Hamisu Salisu, who can also be from Kankia LGA and demanded for the ransom N2million or danger being kidnapped.

 

“In the midst of an investigation, the sufferer reported to the Kankia Police Division the place preliminary investigation led to the arrest of this suspect.

 

“The actual fact of this case was that the police suggested the sufferer to adjust to the directions of the suspect and he made point out of a spot the place the N2million ransom was to be taken to him. We deliberate and efficiently took the cash to the placement and after we dropped the cash with our males hanging across the space, thankfully sufficient we noticed this gentleman crawling and he went and took the ransom cash. Then our males rounded him up and he was arrested,” SP Isah Gambo mentioned.

In the midst of interrogation, Haruna confessed to the crime although he claimed that it was solely his first time.