He said the suspects, who were returning from a robbery operation, confessed to their crimes upon apprehension.
The suspects were arrested for suspicious movement around the mosque.
He explained that all three cases were undergoing discreet investigation.
Mr Hassan said the bandits kidnapped the victims on October 3 on their way to Kano State.
According to him, the suspects were arrested based on intelligence reports.
The five victims were rescued in two separate incidents.
The police advised the father to call the abductor’s number when he reported the case to the police station.
The students were finally released after 55 days in captivity. The terms of their release were not immediately stated.
The boy was abducted by a neighbour in Badarawa area of Kaduna, taken to Kano and murdered.
Police said hoodlums attacked the herders as they were moving their cows out of Gora-Gan.
