A 10-year-old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, was brutally murdered by his kidnappers at the Rikkos community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Abdullahi was said to have been killed after his parents paid N150,000 as part of the ransom demanded.
The lifeless body of the boy was, however, discovered in a sack on Friday near his family’s house.
The deceased’s uncle, Aliyu Muhammad, told newsmen on Tuesday that the boy was kidnapped in front of his family house on Monday, December 16, after he was lured away by unknown individuals.
According to him, the abductors contacted the family five days later, demanding a sum of N50,000 for the boy’s feeding and a ransom of N1 million, threatening to kill the boy if the demanded money was not paid on time or if the family report to the police.
He said thatr the kidnappers eventually agreed to collect N300,000 after rounds of negotiations out of which they were paid N150,000 as the first instalment.
He said, “After paying N150,000 through a bank transfer, as instructed by the abductors, we were shocked to receive a call from a woman the following day, informing us that our child had been killed and abandoned near our house.
“Upon examining the body of the deceased, we observed that our son had been strangled, with blood coming out of his nose and mouth.”
The man said two suspects were reportedly arrested in connection with the incident.
Efforts to speak with the spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, DSP Alabo Alfred were unsuccessful as calls to his number did not go through and he did not respond to text messages sent to his phone.
