Police in Kano arrest 40-year-old man for killing brother after collecting N15m ransom
Story by Jane AISO
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Abdullahi Alhassan, together with one Abdulazeez Adamu, identified as an accomplice in kidnapping and killing of his brother after collecting N15m ransom in Dawakin Kudi Local Government Area of the state.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, who disclosed this to newsmen at the command’s headquarters, said the incident came to light following the arrest of Abdulazeez Adamu, in connection with the abduction of another resident in Dawakin Kudi.
According to the CP, Abdullahi Alhassan’s brother, Aliyu Alhassan, was kidnapped in 2023 and the abductors demanded N60m ransom.
The abductors later collected N15m but didn’t release the victim.
During preliminary investigation, the principal suspect, Abdulazeez, confessed to have conspired with the first victim’s brother, Abdullahi Alhassan, to kidnap him for ransom.
Upon arrest, Abdullahi Alhassan confessed that they killed his brother and the second victim on the day they were kidnapped.
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The suspect further confessed that all the kidnapped victims were killed on the day they were kidnapped. The first victim was killed at the victim’s house while the second victim was k!lled at the suspect’s house and buried in a shallow grave.
“All the bodies (one of which already decayed) were evacuated and deposited at Dawakin Kudu General Hospital.
“The case will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” the CP said.
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