by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
Kaduna State Police Command has announced the rescue of three kidnapped minors and arrested three suspects in Kaduna, according to a statement issued and signed by Police Command spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan.
Those rescued by Police are: Aslam Umar Lukman (14 yrs), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12 yrs), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10 yrs), in Calabar Road by Sabon Layi, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna North, the statement asserted.
Police stated that, “On 26th August 2025 at about 1500hrs, a distress report was lodged by a father that his three children, Aslam Umar Lukman (14yrs), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12yrs), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10yrs), were kidnapped on 25th August 2025 at about 1345hrs, with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of fifty million naira (₦50,000,000).”
Police also stated that upon receipt of the report, the operatives of the Command, through strategic intelligence gathering and tactical communication, lured one of the suspects, Richard Philip, the Kingpin, out of their hideout and eventually he was arrested.
It added that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and revealed that he conspired with Ibrahim Ma’aruf (18yrs) and Abubakar Sadiq (15yrs) to kidnap the children and hide them at his residence.
“Acting on the credible intelligence, the Police swiftly stormed the location, arrested the culprits, and rescued all three victims unhurt.
“The rescued children have since been safely reunited with their family by the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command,” it stated.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, reiterated the Command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property, urging parents to be vigilant, and assures the public that all forms of criminality will be met with decisive action.