The Bauchi state police command has arrested a kidnapper and rescued two minors abducted in Tilden Fulani, Toro local government area of the state.
The command’s public relations officer, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, October 25.
According to him, on Thursday, October 23, 2025, one Aliyu Hamisu of Tilden Fulani reported to the divisional police headquarters that his children, Halima Hamisu, 12, and Mohammed Aliyu Hamisu, 6 were kidnapped by an unknown individual while waiting for their school bus along the main road in Tilden town.
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives led by the divisional police officer, CSP Kisaba Rimamnyang, immediately swung into action, visited the scene, and initiated a criminal investigation protocol,” Wakil said.
He revealed that preliminary investigation showed an eyewitness saw a man on a tricycle pick up the children.
Later, the suspected kidnapper contacted the family, demanding ₦50 million ransom through a foreign phone number to prevent tracing.
“After negotiation, he agreed to collect N1.2 million, to be delivered around farmers motors junction, Bauchi,” Wakil added.
Acting on credible intelligence, detectives strategically cordoned off the area, leading to the arrest of the suspect while collecting the ransom.
Further investigation led the police to Anguwan Rukuba in Jos, Plateau state, where the two abducted children were safely rescued and reunited with their parents.
Wakil said the prime suspect was identified as Abdulkarim Tasiu, a relative of the victims, who confessed to the crime and cited long-standing grievances against his uncle as motive.
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