Man arrested for ‘abducting, burying 3-year-old baby alive’ in Katsina

The Katsina police command says a man identified as Abubakar Abdulaziz has been arrested for the kidnapping and killing of a three-year-old baby in Musawa LGA of the state.

In a statement on Monday, Gambo Isah, police spokesperson in the state, said the incident happened at about 3 pm on April 12.

Isah said the 30-year-old suspect allegedly buried the baby alive after collecting the sum of N150,000 from the parents of the child.

“On 12/4/2023, at about 1500hrs, the command succeeded in arresting one Abubakar Abdulaziz, m, age 30 years old, of Sabuwar Santa, Musawa LGA, Katsina state, a suspected kidnapper and killer of a three-year-old child,” the statement reads.

“The fact of the case is that on 23/3/2023, at about 0100hrs, the suspect criminally trespassed into the residence of one Adamu Alhassan, m, of Bacirawa village, Musawa local government area, Katsina state, while he was deep asleep, and kidnapped his three-year-old son to an unknown destination.

“He dropped a letter, directing the said Adamu Alhassan to pay a ransom of N800,000 and providing a contact phone number. However, the father made contact, negotiated, and paid the sum of N150,000 to secure the release of his child, but to no avail.

“Upon receipt of the report, immediately detectives swung into action and succeeded in arresting the suspect (Abubakar Abdulaziz) in connection with the case.”

The police spokesperson said the suspect, during interrogation, confessed he buried the child alive after receiving the ransom.

He added that the command has commenced an investigation into the case.