Operatives of the police command in Katsina State have dismantled a seven-member kidnapping syndicate linked to the abduction of an eight-year-old boy in Katsina metropolis.
The command’s spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Katsina.
Mr Sadiq-Aliyu said police recovered ₦7.5 million, vehicles and other exhibits from the suspects during the operation.
He explained that the victim was abducted on 13 May while returning from an Islamic school within the metropolis.
According to him, the kidnappers later contacted the family and demanded ₦50 million ransom for the child’s release.
