Kano: 2 Women in Police Net for Staging Kidnap of Daughter, Cousin
… demands 23m ransom
The law has caught up with 25yrs old woman, Rahma Sulaiman and Zainab Rabi’u, 45, who were both arrested by the police for staging the abduction of daughter and nephew.
While Ms Sulaiman staged the kidnap of her 6-year-old daughter, Hafsat Kabiru and demanded N3 million ransom from her ex-husband, Kabiru Shehu; Ms Rabi’u staged the kidnap of her nephew and demanded N20 million ransom from her brother.
The commissioner of police, Mohammed Gumel, confirmed the arrests while parading the women, alongside 13 other suspects of kidnapping and a drug dealer at the command headquarters in Bompai on Thursday.
Mr Gumel said, “On 08/05/2023, a report was received from one Kabiru Shehu of Sharada Quarters, Kano Municipal LGA that his divorced wife, one Rahma Sulaiman, 25-years-old informed him that his 6 years old daughter with the name as Hafsat Kabiru, was missing, and that unknown persons called her through her mobile phone demanding the sum of Three Million Naira (N3,000,000:00k) as ransom.
“In a follow-up investigation, the victim was rescued in Madobi LGA. The divorced wife was arrested and confessed to have planned, took her daughter to a hideout and demanded the ransom.
“Sometimes in 04/04/2023, we received a report from a resident of Kofar Ruwa Quarters, Dala LGA, Kano State that his son, one Almustapha Bashir, 6 years old was kidnapped and a ransom of Twenty Million Naira (N20,000,000:00) was demanded which they settled at Five Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N5,150,000:00).
“In a follow-up of the investigation, the victim was rescued unhurt and the following suspects were arrested, Zainab Rabi’u, 45 years old of Gwammaja Quarters, a mastermind and an aunt to the victim that organized and arranged the Kidnapping. Others were Abdurrashid Sa’idu, 27 years, Hassan Abdullahi, 24 years old and Ahmed Saleh, 25 years old, all of Sheka Quarters Kano. All suspects confessed to the crime and will be charge to court upon completion of the investigation,” Mr Gumel said.
In another crime busting feat, the police commissioner said nemesis caught up with some suspects who in an attempt to kidnap their victim mistakenly shot dead their own colleague.
“On 16/03/2023 at about 01:00hrs, a report was received that gunmen stormed the residence of one Nasiru Yahaya, Yarimawa Village, Tofa LGA, Kano State, where they Kidnapped him and his son, one Gaddafi Nasiru.
“In the process, the son resisted. In an attempt to shoot the son, they shot their colleague, one Umar Abdullahi, Alias Danbaba who died on the spot. The father escaped. Also, in attempt to whisk the son, they shot two villagers on their legs who came to offer assistance.
“The victims were rushed to Tofa General Hospital, and they were treated and discharged. In a follow-up of the investigation, the following suspects were arrested; (i) Idris Abdullahi, ‘m’, 26 years of Janguza, Tofa LGA (ii) Tukur Yusuf, ‘m’, 40 years old, of Langyal, Tofa LGA, and (iii) Ilyasu Aminu, ‘m’, 25 years old, of Gargai Village, Bebeji LGA Kano State. Investigation is in progress.”
