The Kaduna State Police Command reported the apprehension of a suspect accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl and concealing her in a refrigerator.
The spokesperson for the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, affirmed the arrest of the suspect to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN on Tuesday in Kaduna.
Hassan stated that on Saturday, around 2:00 PM, Uwaila Idris, the mother of the abducted girl from Unguwar Gara Village in Kauru Local Government Area of the state, reported her daughter missing.
“She came to the police station and reported that on April 26, at about 1300hrs one Aminu Garba of the same address allegedly abducted her 10- 10-year-old daughter named Hanifa Garba in his shop.”
Hassan said that when the suspect was asked of Hanifa’s whereabouts, he denied any knowledge of where she was.
He added, ”the suspect denied seeing her and went back to his shop, covered the girls mouth with a Hijab (veil) forced her into a refrigerator and padlocked her inside.
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”The youths in the area insisted on searching the shop, after which Hanifa was found locked inside the refrigerator.
“The suspect was immediately arrested, while investigation is ongoing to establish the real motive behind the suspect’s action.”
Hassan said that the suspect would be charged in Court on completion of the ongoing discreet investigations.(NAN)
