Muhammed Mustapha, suspect.
A youth has landed in the net of the police in Adamawa State 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 murder of his eight-year-old cousin, Muhammed Auwal.
The statement disclosed that the incident happened on July 25, 2024, in the Madina Ward of Mubi North LGA.
Explained the statement: “The suspect kidnapped and held the victim in a hidden location and demanded a ransom of N2.8 million”.
The police added that the suspect intoxicated the young boy and then strangled him to death.
Revealed the statement: “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 suspect had allegedly made voluntary confession to committing the crime and blamed it on the intoxicating substance he took.
