The Katsina State Police Command says it has succeeded in arresting two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 12-year-old boy at Dankama town in Kaita Local Government Area of the State.

The victim, one Salihu Sadi, male, was kidnapped on 11th January, 2025, at about 20:00hrs, while on an errand to a nearby pharmacy for his mother.

The Police Spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, while parading the suspects before the Command Headquarters on Wednesday, noted that the suspected kidnappers later on the same day at about 21:00hrs contacted the family via phone call, demanding a ransom of N25 million.

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He added that despite efforts from the family to negotiate, the kidnappers refused to release the boy and eventually killed him, abandoning his lifeless body which was eventually found at the outskirts of Dankama town.

“Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police Katsina State Command, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, detailed the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) for a thorough investigation.

“During investigation, the operatives on January 13th, 2025, successfully identified and apprehended two suspects, (1) Muttaka Garba alias Auta, m, age 24, and (2) Yusuf Usman alias Kwalwa, m, age 20, who confessed to committing the crime.

“The command has recovered the phone used to make the ransom demand as part of exhibits in the ongoing investigation. The suspects will be charged to court for prosecution as soon as the investigations are concluded,” he added.

Their arrest is part of the major successes recorded by the command within the week under review, where a total of 26 suspects were paraded for various crimes before the Command Headquarters in Katsina.