Update: Proprietor arrested for masterminding murder of 5-year-old girl

Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of a personal college in Kano, Noble Youngsters Faculty, has been arrested over demise of 5-year-old Hanifa.

Abdulmalik was arrested by the police for abducting and Killing Hanifa Abubakar who was a pupil within the college, previous to her demise.

Household sources stated he was among the many first set of people that got here to console her mother and father.

Her uncle, Suraj Suleiman, confirmed the killing and restoration of her stays at a personal college in Tudunwada, Nasarawa native authorities space of Kano.

In keeping with him, the abductor first took her to his spouse, however the spouse rejected to maintain her.

“After his spouse rejected to maintain Hanifa, he took her to Tudunwada the place he operates a personal college after which laced her tea with rat poison,” he stated.

“After she was poisoned to demise, the abductors then lower her physique into items and buried it inside the college.”

It was gathered that the abductors had been arrested round Zaria Highway in Kano final evening whereas trying to gather the second tranche of the 6 million Naira ransom.

The 5-year-old was whisked away on December 4, 2021 by the abductors, who got here in a industrial tricycle and lured her to enter for a joyride.

The incident occurred at 5pm when she and different neighbourhood kids had been getting back from an Islamic college.