The Katsina State Police Command has uncovered a shocking kidnapping syndicate involving a 14-year-old girl who conspired with three others to abduct her four-year-old sister and staged her own kidnapping to demand a ransom of ₦50 million from their parents.
The incident was reported on February 20, 2025, by Alhaji Badamasi Bala of Madaci Yan Nono Quarters, Katsina, who informed police that his two daughters, aged 14 and 4, had been kidnapped. The kidnappers demanded the large ransom for their release.
Following the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Shehu,
deployed the command’s anti-kidnapping unit to investigate. Nearly four months later, the 14-year-old girl resurfaced and confessed to faking her own abduction and conspiring with three others, aged 25, 19, and 16, to kidnap her younger sister.The police arrested all suspects and rescued the four-year-old girl unharmed. During the investigation, one live round of 7.62mm ammunition, believed to be for an AK-47, was recovered from the suspects.
All the accused have confessed to the crime, and investigations are ongoing. CP Bello Shehu commended the police officers for their efforts and urged the public to continue supporting law enforcement by reporting suspicious activities promptly
