Man lures 5-year-old with sweets, confesses to killing after police arrest
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Police have arrested 25-year-old man who confessed to killing a five-year-old child he lured with sweets into his room and killed when he realised the child recognised him.
Anas Auwal confessed to police in Bauchi he put the body in a sack and buried it in a shallow grave at night.
Auwal said he murdered the child when the faither said he could not raise the N5 million ransom he (Auwal) demanded.
State Police Commissioner Umar Sanda has ordered the arraignment of the suspect in court, according to Police Public Relations Officer Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police.
Wakil also disclosed the arrest of two suspects for allegedly kidnapping one Samaila Gidado and collecting N3.1 million ransom.
He said the suspects were arrested after they were shot during a gun battle with the police in their hideout, and others escaped with gunshot wounds.
“The command has arrested Anas Auwal, 25, from Tsangaya village via Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State for kidnapping and gruesome murder of a five-year-old boy, Abba Yahuza, of the same address,” Wakil confirmed in a statement.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that on October 11, 2022, around 2pm, the suspect lured the victim into his room with sweets.
“He later called the victim’s father on phone and threatened him to bring the sum of N5m as ransom but the father told him that he could not raise the demanded amount.”
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Suspect confesses to crime
“The suspect later came to realise that the victim knew him and that his identity would be revealed if he released him,” Wakil added, per The PUNCH.
“Consequently, the suspect decided to hack the victim to death in his room and waited until night time, bundled him in a sack and buried the body in a shallow grave.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime as the Commissioner of Police, Umar Mamman Sanda, directed that the suspect be charged.
“In the same vein, the CP advised parents and guardians to be vigilant and security conscious about the whereabouts of their children.”