The police command in Kaduna has rescued a six-year-old boy, Samaila Haruna, who was kidnapped at Kunkumi, Makarfi council area, and arrested two suspects for the alleged abduction of the victim.

In a statement on Monday, the command’s spokesman, Mansir Hassan, said the child was abducted on Sunday at about 6:00 a.m.

“The kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₦300,000. The father negotiated and paid ₦30,000.

“Following an intelligence-led, sustained operation, Police operatives traced the suspects to a shop at Kunkumi where the victim was kept in captivity and arrested,” he said.

Mr Hassan said the arrested suspects were Usman Ahmed, 22, of Yarkasuwa Zoo Road, Kano state and Abdullahi Yakubu, 25, of Kunkumi, Makarfi LGA.

The police noted that the phone used to demand the ransom was recovered as an exhibit.

Mr Hassan said a suspect named Jamesy of Kabuga, Kano, was still at large, and that efforts to arrest the fleeing suspect were being intensified. 

He added that the victim had been rescued unhurt and reunited with his family, while the case was under investigation.