A ten-year-old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi of Rikkos community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, was gruesomely murdered by his abductors, after collecting One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N150,000) as part payment from his parents.
The body of the deceased was abandoned in a sack in the community, five days after he was abducted.
Tasi’u’s body was found in a sack on Friday morning December 20, 2024 beside his house in Rikkos community.
The victim uncle, Aliyu Abubakar Mohammad narrated that the deceased was kidnapped in front of his family house on Monday afternoon December 16, 2024 when he was lured by kidnappers.
He said that five days after the incident, the kidnappers called them at night and demanded for Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000) for the boy’s feeding, and a ransom of One Million Naira (N1,000,000).
However, after a series of negotiations, they eventually agreed to collect Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N300,000) out of which they have paid One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N150,000).
He said; “After paying N150,000 through a bank transfer, as instructed by the abductors, we were shocked to receive a call from a woman the following day, informing us that our child had been killed and abandoned near our house.
“Upon examine the body of the deceased, we observed that our son had been strangled, with blood coming out of his nose and mouth”.
Though efforts to reach the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) proved abortive as at the time of filling this report, however, two suspects has been arrested in connection with the incident.
-9News Nigeria.
