Bauchi police command has arrested a kidnap suspect for the alleged abduction and murder of 12-year-old, Christopher Bala in Magama town in Gumau local government area of the state.
Nation reports that the victim who was reportedly abducted on March 21, 2024, while on an errand is the son of a Police officer, ASP Bala Yarima of Gumau Division.
A statement by the spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, issued on Thursday, March 28, revealed that the Police received a distress call about Christopher‘s abduction and immediately swung into action in a bid to arrest the perpetrators.
The suspect, Rabi’u Ibrahim who was identified during the preliminary investigation was said to have confessed to the kidnapping and murder, as well as extorting N200,000 ransom from ASP Yarima.
According to the attachment, Ibrahim reportedly admitted to strangling Christopher out of fear of being recognised and burying the body in a shallow grave at Bazale village hill.
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Ibrahim said: “He admitted that fearing that the murdered Christopher recognised him, he went ahead to strangle the 12-year-old victim and buried the body in a shallow grave at Bazale village hill.”
“Following established procedures, the Bauchi State Police Command exhumed the victim’s remains. A postmortem examination conducted at the General Hospital Toro confirmed the cause of death as strangulation.
“Subsequently, the case has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for a comprehensive investigation, following a directive by the state commissioner of police.”