Police arrest man for kidnapping and burying 3-year-old.

Abubakar Abdulaziz, 30, of Sabuwar Santa, Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, is now being held by police on suspicion of allegedly abducting and burying a three-year-old boy alive.

According to reports, Abdulaziz buried the kidnapped boy alive despite only receiving N150,000 of the N800,000 ransom demanded by the boy’s father.

The event was reported on Monday by CSP Gambo Isah, the Katsina State Police Command’s spokesman.

Isah claimed Abdullah had confessed to committing the crime when he was apprehended on Thursday as a result of a tip-off.

The police spokesman explained, “On April 12, 2023, around 3pm, the command succeeded in arresting one Abubakar Abdulaziz, 30, of Sabuwar Santa, the Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, a suspected kidnapper and killer of a three-year-old child.

“The fact of the case is that on March 23, 2023, around 1am, the suspect criminally trespassed into the residence of one Adamu Alhassan of Bacirawa village, the Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State, while he was 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 N150,000 to secure the release of his child, but to no avail.

“Upon receipt of the report, detectives swung into action and succeeded in arresting the suspect (Abubakar Abdulaziz) in connection with the case. During the investigation, he confessed to the commission of the offence and further confessed to having buried the child alive after receiving the ransom.”

Isah disclosed that the incident was already the subject of an investigation.