The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 60 year old man, Abdullahi Abubakar, for allegedly kidnapping a 16 year old boy, Usman Dauda, in Zigau Village, Shira Local Government Area of the state.
The command also rescued the victim unhurt. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Habib said that at about 10pm on September 28, 2026, Yana Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress report from the victim’s 50 year old father that his son had been abducted from Misau town to Bangala Village by Abubakar.
According to him, the suspect allegedly intended to take the teenager to Kano for yet to be ascertained reasons.
He said, “Upon receipt of the report, detectives swiftly mobilised to the scene, successfully rescued the victim unhurt and arrested the suspect.
“Thereafter, the victim was taken to General Hospital Yana for medical examination.”
The PPRO added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect confessed to unlawfully confining the victim in his room for a day without proper feeding.
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