January 21, 2022

The police have confirmed the death of a five-year-old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, who was kidnapped in Kano State last year.

The Public Relations Officer of the Kano Police Command, Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed her death on Friday that little Hanifa was kidnapped in December by some persons, one of which was her teacher, and the abductors reportedly demanded N6 million ransom.

The police said after collecting the N6 million, her abductors obviously sensing leakage as the girl was said to have recognized her teacher as one of the kidnappers,  murdered her and buried her remains in a shallow grave.

The police spokesman explained: “On investigation, Abdulmalik confessed that the victim, Hanifa, was his student at a private school in Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State. He kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000).

“On the 18/12/2021, having realised that the victim recognized him, he claimed to have poisoned her to death, conspired with one Hashim Isyaku and buried her in a shallow grave within the private school premises located at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.”

The police said they were still investigating to find out if there were other persons linked to the incident and to establish if the suspects had been undertaken similar evil schemes before.