The police in Kaduna State have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Abdulazeez Idris, for allegedly abducting and using a razor blade to slaughter his six-year-old cousin, upon her recognising him, and thereafter dumping her body in a well.
Despite killing the victim, Idris went ahead to place a ransom of N8 million from the parent.
The deceased, identified as Aisha Saidu, was on her way to Islamiyya school, in Makarfi Local Government Area of the state, when she was abducted.
Spokesperson of the command, ASP Mansur Hassan, broke the news in a statement on Sunday, but failed to say how both were related.
The statement read: “On February 12, 2024, at about 1: 00 hrs, Mr Saidu Dahiru, father of the victim a resident of Angwan Juma’a, Zaria, reported to the Zaria City police station that his daughter, Aisha Saidu, a six-year-old female, went missing on her way to Islamiyya school.”
“The case was transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of SCID Kaduna, where they traced and arrested the perpetrator, identified as Abdulazeez Idris, in Makarfi Local Government.
“The suspect confessed to the heinous crime, admitting to slaying the innocent child by brutally slashing her neck with a razor blade because she recognised him and then disposing of her lifeless body in a well.”
The PPRO further explained that the Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Dabigi, assured the public that justice would be ensured for the minor and her grieving family.
