The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Rabiu Safiyanu, for kidnapping and k!lling a four-year-old boy.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, March 22, 2026 said detectives arrested the suspect following a report of a missing child.
According to the PPRO, one Salisu Yunusa of Nasarawa Madina Quarters on Saturday, March 21, reported that his son, Yunusa Salisu, had gone missing on March 18.
The father further revealed that he received a call from an unidentified number the next day demanding a ransom of N500,000, out of which he paid N100,000, but the child was not released.
