At Barnawa, Kaduna South Local Government area of kaduna State, angry mob, Wednesday burnt to death a suspected kidnapper (identity yet unknown) for allegedly attempting to kidnap a four-year-old boy in the area.
Eyewitnesses account at the scene of the incident said the suspect had successfully conceded his victim, Almustapha Aruna, in a sack and kept in his tricycle (Keke NAPEP).
It was further learnt that the boy was shouting from inside the sack which eventually attracted the attention of people in the area and his subsequent interception and questioning.
The Nation observed that a video had on Tuesday evening gone viral on social media showing two men at Ngwan Sunday, Television garage in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State who were arrested over the same offence even though timely intervention of security men saved them from been lynched.
The mob who were still angry when The Nation visited the scene of the Wednesday incident said the suspect could not give them any reasonable response including the name of the victim.
Meanwhile, at the residence of the boy at No 27, Indian road, Barnawa, Kaduna, which is just a stone-throw from LEA primary school where the boy was kidnapped, the boy and his parents were still in huge shock.
Mother of the child, Hanatu Almustapha, said she was never suspicion that anything of such had happened to her child until sympathisers thronged their apartment congratulating her.
“My son left for school this morning. I never know that someone was planning to throw us into mourning. I would have waited for him to come back home after the closing hour. But thank God, my son was saved”.
However, 38-year-old father of Haruna, Haruna Daudu Almustapha, said he couldn’t believe his eyes and ears when people rushed to his house to inform him of how his son luckily rescued.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Zubairu Abubakar could not give details of the incident as at time of filling the report.
