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

The Kano State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Isma’il, a suspected thug popularly known as Sankolo, in connection with the alleged kidnapping of nine-year-old Ubaidu Sammani. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the suspect is 22 years old and was apprehended by Zango Police Division operatives at approximately 9:30 pm on November 6 during an operation in Rimin Kebe.

The arrest followed intelligence gathered after the November 5 arrest of another suspected thug, Umar Usman, also known as Ta ambo. Daily Post Nigeria reports that the suspect is a principal suspect in the July 3, 2026, abduction of Sammani, the son of Alhaji Sammani.

Beyond the kidnapping, preliminary investigations cited by Daily Post Nigeria indicate the suspect was involved in phone snatching, thuggery, and other criminal activities in Rimin Kebe and surrounding communities. The command spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, stated that some of the suspect's alleged accomplices have already been charged in court.

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