The priest was abducted while preparing for the Eucharistic Mass celebration.
The loan sharks proceeded to confiscate and take away the couple’s electronic gadgets but were resisted by the deceased.
Operatives arrested the suspected leader of the gang, Emmanuel James, on May 11.
Though his motive was initially unclear, the same suspect was said to have set fire to a copy of the Holy Qur’an in a mosque in April.
According to the spokesperson, the boy claims to hail from Anambra.
Mr Shiisu added that the boy was taken to Dutse General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
The police commissioner in Kebbi, Lawal Daura, has decorated five promoted senior police officers with new ranks.
The police command in Adamawa, in collaboration with hunters, says it killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued two victims in the Toungo LGA.
Operatives busted the kidnapper’s hideout on Thursday night.
Mr Paul Odama vowed that any one arrested for a crime, be it electoral or otherwise, would be made to feel the weight of the law.
