Bid for N50m ransom foiled as police rescue 3 children, nab their abductors in Kaduna

By Mohammad Tijjani

Operatives of Kaduna Police Command have rescued three kidnapped children and arrested their kidnappers led by one Richard Philip who had demanded N50 million ransom to free his victims.

Spokesperson for Kaduna Police Command, SP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna.

According to the police statement, kidnapped children were rescued in Calabar Road by Sabon Layi, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna North Local Government Area on Tuesday.

Hassan said, “The kidnapped victims were rescued in Calabar Road by Sabon Layi, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna North Local Government Area on Tuesday.”

He said on Tuesday, at about 3: 00 pm, a distress report was lodged by a father that his three children, Aslam Umar Lukman (14yrs), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12yrs), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10yrs), were kidnapped on Monday at about 1:345 pm with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of ₦50 million.

He said, upon the receipt of the report, operatives of the command, through strategic intelligence gathering and tactical communication, lured one of the suspects, Richard Philip,, the kingpin, out of their hideout and eventually and he was arrested.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and revealed that he conspired with Ibrahim Ma’aruf (18yrs) and Abubakar Sadiq (15yrs) to kidnap the children and hide them at his residence.

“Acting on the credible intelligence, the police swiftly stormed the location, arrested the culprits, and rescued all the three victims unhurt.

“The rescued children had since been safely reunited with their family by the the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Muhammad Rabiu, “he said.
Hassan said Rabiu reiterated the command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property.

He urged parents to be vigilant and assured the public that all forms of criminality would be met with decisive action.(NAN)