A 14-year-old girl has been arrested by the Katsina state command for allegedly faking her own abduction and orchestrating the k!dnapping of her four-year-old sister, in a desperate plot to extort a N50 million ransom from their father.
During a press briefing, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, said the case began on February 20, 2025, when the command received a complaint letter from one Alhaji Badamasi Bala, male, of Madaci Yan Nono Quarters, Katsina, reporting the kidnapping of his daughters, aged 14 and 4, respectively. The distraught father had told the police that a ransom of N50m was demanded by the kidnappers for their release.
“About four months after the kidnapping, the eldest daughter resurfaced. When questioned, she confessed to having conspired with three others to kidnap her 4-year-old sister and faked her own abduction.”
Following her confession, the remaining three members of the syndicate, aged 25, 19, and 16, were swiftly arrested, and the four-year-old victim was rescued unharmed.
“They all confessed to committing the offence” Sadiq said
The police imagemaker mentioned that during the investigation, one live round of 7.62mm ammunition was recovered from their possession. He added that the investigation is ongoing.
