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A man accused of kidnapping four-year-old Muhammad Haruna in Kano has admitted that he carried out the crime to secure N100,000 to pay his debts.
The suspect, Aminu Tukur, who is still in the custody of the DSS, insisted that he acted alone and without influence from anyone else.
“I alone did what I did because I needed money to pay my N100,000 debt, although I requested for N15 million ransom, but I told myself that if they didn’t pay I would return the boy home without hurting him,” he said.
He explained that he went to the boy’s home in Minjibir Local Government Area under the pretext of measuring him for new clothes, and that was how he kidnapped him.
“I used my relationship with his father to go to the house to get the boy and I took him to my sister house, convincing her that his mother is sick and has gone to hospital. That was how I kept him for four days with me,” he added.
The boy’s father, Haruna Hamza, expressed relief and gratitude to the DSS for rescuing his son just four days after the abduction.
According to him, “I received my son who was rescued by the DSS on 12th February 2026 after being kidnapped and he is in good health.”
Hamza also revealed that, after being reunited with his son and wife, he was invited on Friday by the police, who informed him that a woman linked to the case had been arrested.
“I have been with the Police since 1:30 pm till 4 pm and they took my statement and that of the woman they said is also part of the Kidnapping ring,” he said.
According to reports, the DSS operation followed a formal complaint that Muhammad Haruna had been abducted by suspected kidnappers and taken to an unknown location, with N15 million demanded as ransom for his release.
