The Kaduna Police Command says its operatives have rescued three kidnapped minors and nabbed three suspects.

The command’s public relation officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna.

Mr Hassan said, “The kidnapped victims were rescued on Calabar Road by Sabon Layi, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna North Local Government Area on Tuesday.”

He said that on Tuesday, at about 3:00 p.m., a distress report was lodged by a father that his three children, Aslam Umar Lukman (14 years), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12 years), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10 years), were kidnapped on Monday at about 1:45 p.m. with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of ₦50 million.

Mr Hassan said that upon the receipt of the report, operatives of the command, through strategic intelligence gathering and tactical communication, lured one of the suspects, Richard Philip, the kingpin, out of their hideout and eventually he was arrested.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and revealed that he conspired with Ibrahim Ma’aruf (18 years) and Abubakar Sadiq (15 years) to kidnap the children and hide them at his residence.

“Acting on the credible intelligence, the police swiftly stormed the location, arrested the culprits, and rescued all the three victims unhurt.

“The rescued children had since been safely reunited with their family by the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Muhammad Rabiu,“ he said.

Mr Hassan said Mr Rabiu reiterated the command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property.

He urged parents to be vigilant and assured the public that all forms of criminality would be met with decisive action.

(NAN)