THE police has detained Rahama Sulaiman, 25, for reportedly kidnapping her 6-year-old daughter, Hafsat Kabiru, and demanding N3 million in ransom from her husband.
The mother allegedly took her daughter to a nearby relative in Madobi to be cared for while she traveled for four days.
The Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, stated while parading the suspect and other criminals at the Kano Police Command’s headquarters that they received a tip from the husband, Kabiru Shehu, that his daughter had been kidnapped.
“In a follow-up investigation, the victim was rescued in Madobi LGA and the wife, who was earlier divorced by the husband, confessed to having planned the kidnapping of her daughter.”
Speaking to newsmen after she was paraded, the suspect said her ex-husband did not give her money to feed the children for over 10 months so she decided to do that to get money to take care of his children.
“I called him and told him that our daughter was missing and we went to the police together and reported the matter. Inside the police station, I gave him the number of the guy that will receive the ransom,” she said.
She apologized for her conduct and said that she and her husband had reconciled.
The husband, who confirmed the reconciliation, added that his wife had never done so before.
Other criminals, including kidnappers and drug dealers, were also paraded, and over 600 parcels of Indian hemp were discovered.
