A ten-year-old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, was brutally murdered by his kidnappers on the Rikkos group within the Jos North Native Authorities Space of Plateau State.
Abdullahi was stated to have been killed after his mother and father paid N150,000 as a part of the ransom demanded.
His lifeless physique was nonetheless found in a sack on Friday close to his household’s home.
The deceased’s uncle, Aliyu Muhammad, advised newsmen on Tuesday that the boy was kidnapped in entrance of his household home on Monday, December 16, after he was lured by unknown people.
In response to him, the abductors contacted the household 5 days later, demanding a sum of N50,000 for the boy’s feeding and a ransom of N1m.
They finally agreed to gather N300,000 after rounds of negotiations out of which they had been paid N150,000.
He stated, “After paying N150,000 by means of a financial institution switch, as instructed by the abductors, we had been shocked to obtain a name from a lady the next day, informing us that our baby had been killed and deserted close to our home.
“Upon analyzing the physique of the deceased, we noticed that our son had been strangled, with blood popping out of his nostril and mouth.”
Two suspects had been reportedly arrested in reference to the incident.
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