75-YEAR-OLD KIDNAPPED KADUNA MAN RESCUED IN KANO

May 12, 2025

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By: Motunrayo Aniwura

The Kano State Police Command has successfully rescued 75-year-old Abdulrahman Yunusa from captivity and apprehended one suspect in connection with the abduction.

In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, it was revealed that Yunusa, a resident of Maigana in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was kidnapped from his residence on May 3, 2025, with his abductors demanding a ₦20 million ransom.

The statement added that the victim was freed during a police operation targeting a criminal hideout in Bagau Town, located in Bebeji Local Government Area.

The statement said the operation was conducted by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad based on “foolproof intelligence.”

“During the raid on May 9, 2025, one Musa Tukur, a 23-year-old male from Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was arrested while guarding the kidnapped victim in the hideout.

“The victim was found with his eyes covered with fabric and some body parts tied with rope,” he added.

The police took the victim to a hospital, where he received treatment and was later discharged. He has since been reunited with his family.