An educator in a tuition based school in Kano State, Abdulmalik Tanko has been captured by the police for kidnapping and killing a 5year-old student of the school, Hanifa Abubakar.
Family sources said he was among the main arrangement of individuals who came to support her folks over the kidnapping.
“He was loaded with tears when he visited the family to support them over the kidnapping,” said the uncle of the young lady, Suraj Sulaima
As per him, the abductor previously took her to his better half, yet the spouse dismissed to keep her.
Her remaining parts was found at a non-public school in Tudunwada, Nasarawa nearby government area of Kano.
An assertion by the police on Thursday said the teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, was the person who stole and killed her.
“Here and there on the 04/12/2021 at around 2030hrs, a report was gotten from an inhabitant of Dakata Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State that, one Hanifa Abubakar, ‘f’, matured 5 years of age, was hijacked and a payment of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00) was requested,” police said in an assertion by the order representative, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi meets with heads of Security Agencies in the State, re-plans for successful help conveyance and raised a group of Operation Puff Adder drove by SP Shehu Dahiru to capture the offenders.
“Supported endeavors and delayed follow – up prompted the capture of one Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, ‘m’, matured 30 years of age, of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State and one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, matured 37 years of age, of same location by an analyst group of the Department of State Service (DSS) Kano State.
“On examination, Abdulmalik admitted that, the person in question, Hanifa is his understudy at a tuition based school in Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State. He grabbed her and took her to his home where he reached her family members and requested a payoff of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00). On the 18/12/2021, having understood that, the casualty remembered him, he professed to have harmed her to a ridiculous degree, schemed with one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, took and covered her in a shallow grave situated at the non-public school premises situated at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.
“Hashim likewise admitted that, occasionally in the period of November, 2021, the chief suspect, Abdulmalik met him and one Fatima Jibreel Musa, ‘f’, 27 years of age, of Layin Falaki Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA Kano State and requested them to capture Hanifa. They plan yet later cancelled their activity. Fatima was likewise captured.
“The speculates drove a consolidate Team of Operatives of DSS Kano State, Kano State Police Command’s Medical Team and Team of Operation Puff Adder to the scene. The body was unearthed and raced to Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital Kano, inspected, affirmed dead by a Medical Doctor and delivery to the family members for internment as per Islamic Rites.
“Case will be charged to endless supply of examination.”
