The police in Katsina state have detained a 14-year-old girl for reportedly faking her own abduction and organizing the k!dnapping of her four-year-old sister, in a desperate attempt to extract a N50 million ransom from their father. Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, said the case began on February 20, 2025, when the command received a complaint letter from one Alhaji Badamasi Bala, male, of Madaci Yan Nono Quarters, Katsina, reporting the kidnapping of his daughters, aged 14 and 4, respectively. The devastated father had informed the police that a ransom of N50m was sought by the kidnappers for their release.
“About four months after the kidnapping, the eldest daughter resurfaced. When questioned, she admitted to having collaborated with three people to steal her 4-year-old sister and fabricated her own abduction.”
Following her confession, the other three members of the syndicate, aged 25, 19, and 16, were immediately apprehended, and the four-year-old victim was rescued uninjured.
“They all confessed to committing the offence” Sadiq said
The police imagemaker claimed that throughout the inquiry, one live round of 7.62mm ammunition was seized from their possession.
He noted that the probe is continuing.
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