Dare devil kidnappers have killed a 15-Year-Old son of Medical Doctor in Bauchi State, Dr. Rilwanu Sadiq after collecting a ransom of N4.5m.
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Master Abubakar Sadiq who attended a Secondary school in Bauchi, was abducted in front of his father’s house along Gombe road in Ningi Local Government area of the state on April 1st.
Dr Sadiq, who works at the Abubakar Tafawa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, said he was at work when he got the news of his son’s abduction. He immediately reported the matter to the neighbourhood security outfit as well as the state police.
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Sadiq said his son’s abductors contacted him and initially demanded for N3 million ransom which he paid. Afterwards they demanded for another N1.5 million. He said he had to pay so he could get reunited with his son.
“We were giving them at intervals. They got ?2 million hand-to-hand from me. The balance of ?2.5 was paid into about five bank accounts. But they kept asking for more. That was when I said I can’t bear it anymore, not knowing that they will even kill my son.” Dr Sadiq told Premiumtimes
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The corpse of his son was exhumed from a shallow ditch inside an uncompleted building not far from their home on Sunday April 12. The distraught Father said he believes that his son’s killers, based on his kidnap and where his body was buried, are well acquainted with his family.
Commenting on the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Kamal Datti, said two persons have been arrested in connection with the death.
“Two suspects have been arrested in relation to the death, and investigation is on” Datti said
www.sojworldnews.com (c) April 14, 2020
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