(Read) In Bauchi, police rescue two siblings who were k?dnapped by a family member

 

Two siblings who were kidnapped by a family member in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area, have been freed by the Bauchi State Police Command.


In a statement released on Saturday, October 25, CSP Ahmad Muhammad Wakil, the command spokesperson, said that the suspect, Abdulkarim Tasiu, had children, Mohammed Aliyu Hamisu, age 6, and Halima Hamisu, age 12, and had sought a ransom of N50 million from their father.

Wakil added that as soon as the victims' father reported the incident, police detectives under the command of CSP Kisaba Rimamnyang started looking into it.


A man was observed by an eyewitness picking up the youngsters on a tricycle throughout the course of the investigation.


After negotiating, the kidnapper decided to pay N1.2 million in ransom after contacting the family using a foreign number and demanding N50 million.

The two children were successfully rescued and reunited with their parents in Jos, Plateau State, after more police investigations led them to Anguwan Rukuba.


The PPRO claims that the suspect admitted to the crime and gave his uncle's long-standing animosities as justification.

"The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and successfully rescued two minors who were previously abducted in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, in a commendable display of commitment and efficiency," the statement said.

At approximately 1200 hours on Thursday, October 23, 2025, Aliyu Hamisu of Tilden Fulani reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters that his children, Mohammed Aliyu Hamisu, age 6, and Halima Hamisu, age 12, who lived at the same address, had been abducted by an unidentified individual while they were waiting for their school bus on the main road in Tilden town.


Detectives headed by Divisional Police Officer CSP Kisaba Rimamnyang jumped right into action after receiving the report. They went to the area and promptly formed a criminal investigation protocol.

An eyewitness reported seeing a man on a tricycle take up the kids, according to the results of an initial inquiry. Using a foreign phone to escape detection, the accused kidnapper called the victims' relatives later that day and demanded a ransom of fifty million naira (N50,000,000).

But following discussions, he consented to pay N1,200,000, or one million two hundred thousand naira, to be delivered in the vicinity of the Farmers Motors Junction in Bauchi.

"The suspect was arrested at the point of collecting the ransom after detectives from the division tactically blocked off the area based on credible intelligence.

"The two kidnapped children were safely rescued and reunited with their parents after the operatives conducted more investigation in Anguwan Rukuba, Jos, Plateau State.

"The primary suspect was later identified by investigation as Abdulkarim Tasiu, a member of the complainant's family who voluntarily admitted to the crime and gave his uncle's long-standing animosities as justification."