I kidnapped my sister for N10 million to travel abroad, says undergraduate

A 22-year- old student of the Adamawa State University Jalingo,
Abdulbasid Umar, has been arrested for kidnapping his ten-year old
sister, Amina Umar.

The suspect was nabbed with his two accomplices, Sadiq Dalhatu
Sani 21, and Abdullahi Habib 27, whom he had hired to perpetrate
the act.

Umar demanded N10 million ransom from his father to release his
sister alive.

They later reduced the ransom to N4 million before they were
apprehended, police said.

Fielding questions from reporters, the key suspect in the kidnap
of the minor revealed that he abducted his natural sister “to make
his father cough out N10 million so that he could travel
abroad.”

The suspect, a 100-level student of Computer Science, said: “My
intention of kidnapping my younger sister was to get N10 million.
My aim is to get the money and travel abroad.”

One of his accomplices, Sadiq Sani, a 300-level Geology student
of the Modibbo Adamawa University, Yola, confessed Umar has always
sought his assistance for the accomplishment of such criminal
acts.

The Police State Command in Jalingo paraded the three suspected
kidnappers alongside other kidnappers and armed robbers allegedly
responsible for “series of kidnappings” in Gassol, Bali and other
parts of Taraba State.

Also paraded were the arms and ammunitions, a vehicle and other
accessories which the hoodlums use in carrying out the crimes.

Police spokesman, David Misal, in a statement said: “The
mastermind of the crime, Abdubasit Umar, who happens to be a
biological brother of the victim (Amina Umar), had criminally
conspired with other suspects and lured the innocent girl into a
Blue Honda Hennessy car marked MKF 67JK Kaduna.

“They drove her to Dove Hotel in Mayo Dassa, where she was held
captive.

“The suspects contacted the family and demanded a ransom of
10,000,000 naira.

“The kidnappers later accepted to collect the sum of N4 million.
In the process of collecting the ransom at Wuro-Sambe, an outskirt
of Jalingo, they were tracked down and arrested. The victim was
rescued.”