The Katsina State Police Command has arrested three teenagers for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old girl.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina.
He said the three suspects are Abdulrazak Ibrahim, Aliyu Salisu, and Mohammed Ibrahim, all 19 years old.
According to him, the suspects conspired and abducted the six-year-old victim, Fatima Abubakar, from Bachirawa quarter, Kano state on January 6.
He said the suspects took the victim to Katsina State and demanded a ransom of N2 million from his parents.
“On receipt of the information, police detectives swung into action and one of the suspects, Aliyu Salisu, was arrested while accepting the ransom.
“During the investigation, other members of the syndicate were arrested and the victim was rescued unharmed,” he said.
He said the suspects would be charged in court after completing investigations.