Police arrest suspect over nine-year-old’s kidnap in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Isma’il, a 22-year-old suspected thug known as Sankolo, regarding the alleged kidnapping of nine-year-old Ubaidu Sammani. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the child was abducted on July 3, 2026. Punch reports that the kidnapping took place in the Rimin Kebbe area of the state.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that operatives from the Zango Police Division arrested Isma’il on November 6 at approximately 9:30 pm. The arrest followed intelligence gathered after the November 5 arrest of another suspected thug, Umar Usman, known as Ta ambo. CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Command's spokesperson, stated that Isma’il is a principal suspect in the kidnapping and is also allegedly involved in phone snatching and other criminal activities in Rimin Kebe and neighboring communities.

Daily Post Nigeria further noted that some of the suspect's alleged accomplices have been charged in court and are currently undergoing trial.

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