Adesola Sulaimon
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Nafiu Umar and a man, Usman Sabiu for allegedly kidnaping and killing a 13-year-old boy, Yasir Salisu.

The incident was confirmed in a statement by the public relations officer of the command, DSP Abiodun Wasiu in Minna.

Wasiu stated that the deceased (Yasir Salisu) went missing July 29th, adding that the suspects Nafiu Umar (18) and Usman Sabiu (22) admitted to kidnapping the victim to collect ransom from his father but later killed him after he failed to provide the contact and buried him in a shallow grave by the riverside.

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The statement read “Usman Sabiu confessed to have conspired with Nafiu Umar and abducted the missing person to the house of Nafiu with the intention of collecting N100,000 from the victim’s father.

“Unfortunately, he claimed that the victim could not produce the father’s contact to demand ransom and both suspects were identified by the victim, who are neighbours, hence the victim was str@ngled and k!lled by the suspects”.