Trader arrested for kidnapping neighbour’s son

On Monday, a 36-year-old trader, Abdullahi Nurudeen, was remanded in a correctional centre by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ for the alleged kidnap of his neighbour’s son.
The defendant, a resident of Ali Akilu Road in Kaduna, is charged with a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.
The prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that Farouq Sani of Sabon Gaya in Kaduna reported the matter at Gabasawa police station on February 9.
The prosecutor said that on the same date, at about 4:00 p.m., the complainant came back from work and discovered that his 10-year-old son was missing.
“The complainant subsequently reported the matter to the police, and the defendant was arrested in connection to the matter,” the prosecutor stated. “In the course of interrogation, the defendant confessed to have conspired with Aminu Hassan and Barau Ahmed, now at large, to kidnap the child.”
However, the prosecutor informed the court that the matter was brought only for cognisance, pointing out that the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the case.
Mr Leo, therefore, urged the court to remand the defendant to allow for proper arraignment before a competent court.
The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the matter until May 30 to enable the police to forward the case file to the director of public prosecution for advice.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette

Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Abuja
NSCDC arrests 30 alleged vandals in Abuja
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it arrested 30 people between January and June for vandalising critical national assets and infrastructure in the territory.

Economy
BOI, Kuramo Capital sign $170 million deal on iDICE funds management
BOI signed a $170.06 million funds management contract with Kuramo Capital Management under the Nigerian government’s Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises programme.

Economy
EagleBank to pay $10 million over violations of Bank Secrecy Act
EagleBank entered into a non-prosecution agreement on Tuesday and agreed to pay $9.7 million to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.

NationWide
Nigerians warned against spreading Ebola misinformation
Nigerians have been warned against spreading misinformation about the Ebola virus disease, saying false claims could fuel panic and undermine disease control efforts.

Economy
Federal bottlenecks delaying Cross River grand littoral rail project: Commissioner
Mr Cobham, in an interview on Wednesday in Calabar, highlighted the ministry’s achievements and ongoing transportation reforms.

Abuja
Abuja: 13,000 civil servants sit FCTA’s 2025 promotion exam
FCTA and FCDA have begun the 2025 promotion examination for more than 13,000 civil servants across 150 cadres and grades.






