Monday, September 1, 2025 - The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Isiaka Hassan, for the gruesome m8rder of a five-year-old boy, Abba Bashiru, in Tingno, Lamurde Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje,
who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, August 31, 2025 said the incident
came to light after the victim’s mother, Hadiza Bashiru, reported her son
missing.
According to the PPRO, she informed the police that her son
was last seen with the suspect.
Acting swiftly on the report, police operatives led by the
Divisional Police Officer in Tingno arrested Hassan.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to conspiring
with an accomplice who remains at large to k!ll the child and bury him in a
shallow grave.
“On
30/08/2025, the Adamawa State Police Command received a report from Hadiza
Bashiru of Tingno, Lamurde LGA, that her 5-year-old son, Abba Bashiru, was
missing and was last seen with one Isiaka Hassan,” the statement read.
"On the
strength of that, the command's operatives led by the Divisional Police
Officer, Tingno, swiftly led an operation and arrested the said Isiaka Hassan,
who during interrogation confessed to having conspired with one yet to be
arrested to k!ll the boy and bury him in a shallow grave. The corpse was
exhumed and taken to Hospital for autopsy.
"The
Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris Psc(+), has directed the State CID
to take over the case and ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspect.
“The Command
reassures members of the public of its commitment to ensure justice is served
and calls for continued cooperation in the fight against violent crime across
the State.”
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