The Adamawa State Police Command said it had arrested six suspects who kidnapped a nine-year-old boy, Mustapha Ibrahim, in Mubi-South Local Government Area of the state.
State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
The six were alleged to have demanded N5 million ransom.
The suspects are Abubakar Mohammed, Auwal Usman, Mohammed Abubakar, Umar Mohammed, Abdulhameed Musa and Muhammad Nasir, are residents of Maiha Road and Kaba Ward respectively in Mubi-South and Mubi North Local Government Area.
Nguroje said the suspects were arrested following a complaint received from the father of the victim last Thursday, October 19.
The statement said the boy was abducted by the suspects who went to the house around 1800hrs with pretence of buying Zobo juice and thereby lured the boy out and took him away.
“The state Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, While expressing happiness, Commended DPO Mubi South and his men for rescuing an innocent child and denying the criminals the opportunity of escaping arrest,” the Police stated, adding that the CP had assured of diligent prosecution of the suspects.
