NSCDC operatives

OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Ungoggo division, Kano State Command, have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Ibrahim Usman, at the Yar’Adua Quarters, Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state.

The NSCDC command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim l Abdullahi, made this disclosure in made available to PUNCH Metro on Thursday.

He said, “The 85-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Usman, abducted the victim, a three-year-old boy who is a child in the neighbourhood and attempted to hide him in his friend’s residence situated at the Hotoro Bye-pass in Kano State.

“Having suspected a foul play, his friend rejected to keep the boy in his custody and decided to alert residents where the suspect lives at Rimin Kebe who had been looking for the missing boy.

“This development led the suspect to run away and was later picked up by the personnel of the corps, Ungoggo Division. Worthy of note is that the suspect had last two months collected the victim father’s phone number but never called him for once,” the statement said.

According to Abdullahi, Investigation into the case has reached an advanced stage and when concluded, the suspect will be charged to court