The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a youth for allegedly abducting and killing his younger cousin.
A statement released by the police on Monday evening said 22-year-old Muhammed Mustapha of Madina, Mubi North Local Government Area, was picked up by police operatives on July 27, 2024, for the alleged abduction and murdering of his eight-year-old cousin, Muhammed Auwal.
According to the statement, the incident happened on July 25, 2024, in the Madina Ward of Mubi North LGA.
“The suspect kidnapped and held the victim in a hidden location and demanded a ransom of N2.8 million,” the statement explained.
It added that the suspect intoxicated the young boy and then strangled him to death.
“The suspect was arrested on July 27, 2024, by detectives of the Command attached to the State Intelligence Department (SID) following a report by Harris Muhammed, the victim’s father, who doubles as an uncle to the suspect,” the police stated.
The suspect had allegedly voluntarily confessed to committing the crime and blamed it on the intoxicating substance he took.
