{"id":14527,"date":"2026-11-10T20:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/police-rescue-six-year-old-kidnapped-victim-in-kaduna-arrest-two-suspects-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T20:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:16:17","slug":"police-rescue-six-year-old-kidnapped-victim-in-kaduna-arrest-two-suspects-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/police-rescue-six-year-old-kidnapped-victim-in-kaduna-arrest-two-suspects-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue six-year-old kidnapped victim in Kaduna, arrest two suspects &#8211; Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a six-year-old boy kidnapped in Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area (LGA), and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime.\n<\/p>\n<p>The command said the victim, identified as Samaila Haruna, was abducted from his home on November 8, 2026, while his father, Haruna Bala, 30, was away.\n<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said the kidnappers demanded a ransom of N300,000, but the victim\u2019s father negotiated and paid N30,000.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/investigation\/article\/investigation-police-abandon-surveillance-tech-after-spending-billions\/\">INVESTIGATION: Police abandon surveillance tech after spending billions<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>He said following sustained intelligence-led operations, police operatives traced the suspects to a shop in Kunkumi, where the boy was being held, and arrested two men.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were identified as Usman Ahmed, 22, of Yarkasuwa Zoo Road, Kano State, and Abdullahi Yakubu, 25, of Kunkumi, Makarfi LGA.\n<\/p>\n<p>The police said a phone allegedly used to demand the ransom was recovered as an exhibit.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/news\/article\/police-strengthen-security-around-churches-mosques-in-abuja\/\">Police strengthen security around churches, mosques in Abuja<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>It added that another suspect, identified as Jamesy, of Kabuga, Kano State, was still at large, with efforts ongoing to arrest him.\n<\/p>\n<p>The rescued boy was said to be unhurt and had been reunited with his family, while the case remained under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, commended the operatives for the rescue and reassured residents of the command\u2019s commitment to protecting lives and property.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bday-read-also\">\n<h4>Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-ad bday-ad--gam\" id=\"bday-ad-2\" data-bday-ad=\"\" data-unit=\"bd-body-2\" data-placement=\"below_share_buttons\" data-partner=\"gam\" data-category=\"display\" data-device=\"all\"><span class=\"bday-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-google-badges\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=businessday.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Police-rescue-six-year-old-kidnapped-victim-in-Kaduna-arrest-two-suspects-Businessday-NG.jpg\" alt=\"Add BusinessDay as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKQgKIiNDQklTRkFnTWFoQUtEbUoxYzJsdVpYTnpaR0Y1TG01bktBQVAB?hl=en-NG&amp;gl=NG&amp;ceid=NG%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Police-rescue-six-year-old-kidnapped-victim-in-Kaduna-arrest-two-suspects-Businessday-NG-1.jpg\" alt=\"Follow BusinessDay on Google News\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Businessday NG<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a six-year-old boy kidnapped in Kunkumi, Makarfi Local Government Area (LGA), and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime. 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