Police in Kano State has arrested a 30-year-old man, Hisbullahi Sani and two others

over the alleged kidnap of his four-year-old cousin in Gwarzo local government.

The spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the

arrest in a statement said, the Kano State Police Command Surveillance Team achieved

a significant breakthrough in the case of a kidnapped four-year-old boy, Muhammad

Nasir Jamilu.

He said, “the victim was abducted from Sharada Quarters Kano, whisked to Gwarzo

Town, Gwarzo LGA, Kano State, kept hostage and a ransom demand of ten million naira

was made, and after negotiations, a sum of three hundred thousand naira naira was

paid, pending the balance.

”However, on receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command,

Salman Dogo Garba, directed that the victim be rescued and the culprit(s) be trailed and

arrested, and the detectives succeeded in arresting three suspects Hisbullahi Salisu,

Hassan Ali Rabiu and Hassan Aliyu.

Kiyawa said the victim was rescued unhurt and taken to the Murtala Muhammed

Specialist Hospital Kano and later reunited with his parents, while, the suspects will be

taken to court for prosecution after investigation.