The abducted 5-year-old Kano girl, Hanifa Abubakar has been killed.
She was killed by her abductors despite collecting part of the N6 million Naira ransom they demanded.
According to Daily Nigerian, her uncle, Suraj Suleiman, confirmed the killing and recovery of her remains at a private mushroom school in the Tudunwada area of Kano.
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“The kidnapper first took Hanifa to his wife, but the wife refused to keep her. He then took her to Tudunwada where he operates a private school, and then laced her tea with rat poison,” the uncle said.
“After she was poisoned to death, the kidnappers then cut her body into pieces and buried it within the school premises.” He added.
The abductors were arrested around Zaria Road in Kano while attempting to collect the second tranche of the ransom.
The kidnappers took away the 5-year-old girl on December 4, 2021, who came in a commercial tricycle and lured her to enter for a joyride.
The incident occurred at 5 pm when she and other neighbourhood children were returning from an Islamic school.
Police arrest suspected kidnapper, killer of Hanifa
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Abdulmalik Tanko for alleged abduction and kidnap of Hanifa, a 5-year-old Kano girl.
SP Abdullahi Haruna, the Police Spokesman’s statement reads in parts;
“Sometimes on the 04/12/2021 at about 2030hrs, a report was received from a resident of Dakata Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State that, one Hanifa Abubakar, ‘f’, aged 5 years old, was kidnapped and a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00) was demanded.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi meets with heads of Security Agencies in the State, re-strategizes for effective service delivery and raised a team of Operation Puff Adder led by SP Shehu Dahiru to arrest the culprits.
“Sustained efforts and prolonged follow – up led to the arrest of one Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, ‘m’, aged 30 years old, of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarwa LGA, Kano State and one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, aged 37 years old, of same address by a detective team of the Department of State Service (DSS) Kano State.
“On investigation, Abdulmalik confessed that, the victim, Hanifa is his student at a private school in Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State. He kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00).
“On the 18/12/2021, having realized that, the victim recognized him, he claimed to have poisoned her to death, conspired with one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, took and buried her in a shallow grave located at the private school premises located at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.
“Hashim also confessed that, sometimes in the month of November, 2021, the principal suspect, Abdulmalik met him and one Fatima Jibreel Musa, ‘f’, 27 years old, of Layin Falaki Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA Kano State and ordered them to kidnap Hanifa. They plan but later rescinded their action. Fatima was also arrested.
“The suspects led a combine Team of Operatives of DSS Kano State, Kano State Police Command’s Medical Team and Team of Operation Puff Adder to the scene. The body was exhumed and rushed to Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital Kano, examined, confirmed dead by a Medical Doctor and release to the relatives for burial according to Islamic Rites.
“Case will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.” The statement ended.
