How a 25-year-old guy from Katsina plotted with three other people to abduct and kill his uncle after obtaining a N8 million ransom.

Nasiru Sanusi, a 25-year-old male, has been taken into custody by the Katsina State Police Command for the kidnapping and murder of his uncle, a ward head in the state’s Kankara Local Government Area.

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, the suspect was presented to the police headquarters with other convicts by command spokesperson Abubakar Sadiq.

The PPRO claims that the suspect plotted with three other people to abduct his uncle and then killed him after demanding N8 million and six bags of fertiliser in exchange.

“On the 23rd of October 2024, the command, in collaboration with the Gombe state police command, successfully arrested Nasiru Sanusi, m., age 25, of Gidan Daudu village, Kankara LGA, in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, and culpable homicide,” the PPRO stated. 

“The suspect criminally conspired with three (3) others now at large and kidnapped his uncle, a ward head, and subsequently killed him after receiving eight million naira and six (6) bags of fertilizer as ransoms.

“The suspect confessed to having fled to Lagos, Taraba, and Gombe states, where he engaged in several criminal activities until his arrest in Gombe state

“In the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence. 

“Efforts are being intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects as the investigation proceeds.”