How Adamawa Man Killed 8-Year-Old Cousin While Waiting For Ransom

• The police operatives have arrested 22-year-old nab, Muhammed Mustapha, kidnapping and killing his 8-year-old cousin
• Mustapha strangled the boy to death before the victim’s parents could raise and pay the N2.8 million ransom
• The suspect confessed to committing the crime and blamed it on consumption of an intoxicating substance

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Adamawa state - 22-year-old nab, Muhammed Mustapha, has been arrested by the police for kidnapping and killing his 8-year-old cousin, Muhammed Auwal Khalifa in Adamawa state.

Mustapha was arrested by detectives attached to the Adamawa State Intelligence Department (SID), following a report by the victim’s father, Harris Muhammed.

The boy hailed from Madina Ward in Mubi North local government area of the state.

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According to Leadership, the suspect demanded N2.8 million ransom as a precondition to free the boy after he kidnapped the victim.

It was gathered that Mustapha intoxicated his victim and strangled the boy to death before the victim’s parents could raise and pay the ransom.

The state police public relations office (PRO), SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the tragic incident and arrest of the suspect in Yola on Monday, August 5.

Nguroje said the suspect confessed to committing the crime and blamed it on consumption of an intoxicating substance.

Legit.ng recalls that the FCT police command arrested some notorious kidnappers disturbing the FCT and its environs.

No less than N9 million ransom paid to them was recovered during the coordinated operation, which led to their arrest

The FCT commissioner of police, CP Benneth Igweh, paraded the suspects in February at the force headquarters

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"Got N500k from N5m ransom", Sacked police sergeant

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday, April 16, paraded some notorious kidnappers who pretended as transporters in Abuja.

One of the suspects is a dismissed police sergeant who confessed that he was involved in the abduction of his father by giving his accomplices information about his whereabouts.

The sacked police officer on Tuesday said he got N500,000 from the N5 million paid for his father's ransom.

Source: Legit.ng