As Nigerians are yet to recover from the shock over the alleged kidnap and brutal murder of a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar by her school teacher, another schoolgirl, an eight-year-old, Asma’u Wa’alamu, has been kidnapped and murdered, reports say.
The latest kidnap-muder allegedly took place in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Asma’u, according to sources, was in captivity for over a month. One of the sources, who did not want his name in print, said the incident was perpetrated by one Kabir, a neighbour to the victim’s father, Alhaji Shuaibu Wa’alamu.
A post by one Musa Ahmed and shared by Hausa Fulani on Instagram, hinted that the young girl was abducted while on her way to buy a recharge card, adding that a ransom of N3 million was demanded and paid by the family.
“My friend’s daughter, an eight-year-old girl was kidnapped on her way to buy a recharge card in our neighbourhood,” the source was quoted saying.
“She was with her abductors for 42 days who demanded the sum of N3 million which was given to them, but sadly, they killed the girl and buried her in a shallow grave”, the post read.
The father of the murdered schoolgirl accused his neighbour of kidnapping and killing his 8-year-old daughter after he had paid N3 million ransom.
“After some days, the abductors called me and demanded N15m but we negotiated and I first gave them N2 million,’ Vanguard quoted Wa’alamu saying.
“They collected the money in Rigasa area of Kaduna. Later, they called me again and demanded another N1. 045m as the only condition to release my daughter.
“I did not argue. I gave the money to them. However, after paying the ransom as demanded on the 19th of January, they called me and told me that they had killed my daughter and switched off their phone.
“You see since from the initial stage, I was following her kidnappers and doing their bidding because of the fear of losing her. Now, they have killed her”, Wa’alamu lamented.
The distraught father stated that he knew those that kidnapped and killed her daughter. “I know those who kidnapped her and killed her. They are around us. I’ve strong evidence. I have told the police. And they are on it. In fact, the suspects have been arrested,” he stressed.
State police spokesperson Muhammad Jalige said investigations have commenced on the matter and the command would address the media soon.
Via Vanguard
