Police rescue 2 minors kidnapped by family member in Bauchi

Monday, October 27, 2025 - The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued two siblings who were abducted by a family member in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of the state. 

The spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmad Muhammad Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 25, said the suspect, Abdulkarim Tasiu, children, Halima Hamisu, 12, and Mohammed Aliyu Hamisu,6, and demanded N50m ransom from their father.

Wakil said police detectives led by CSP Kisaba Rimamnyang, immediately launched an investigation after receiving the report from the victims' father. 

During the investigation, an eyewitness saw a man using a tricycle to pick up the children. 

The kidnapper contacted the family using a foreign number and demanded a ransom of N50m but later agreed to collect N1.2m after negotiation.

However, further police investigations traced him to Anguwan Rukuba in Jos, Plateau State, where the two children were safely rescued and reunited with their parents.

According to the PPRO, the suspect confessed to the crime, citing long-standing grudges with his uncle as the motive behind the act. 

“In a commendable display of commitment and efficiency, the Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and successfully rescued two minors who were earlier abducted in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State,” the statement read.

"On Thursday, 23rd October 2025, at about 1200hrs, one Aliyu Hamisu of Tilden Fulani reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters that his children, Halima Hamisu (female, 12 years) and Mohammed Aliyu Hamisu (male, 6 years), all of the same address, were kidnapped by an unknown person while waiting for their school bus along the main road in Tilden town.

"Upon receipt of the report, detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Kisaba Rimamnyang, immediately swung into action, visited the scene, and established a criminal investigation protocol on the spot.

"A preliminary investigation revealed that an eyewitness saw a man on a tricycle pick up the children. Later in the day, the suspected kidnapper contacted the family of the victims and demanded the sum of fifty million naira (N50,000,000) as ransom, using a foreign number to avoid being tracked. 

"However, after negotiation, he agreed to collect one million, two hundred thousand naira (N1,200,000) to be delivered around the Farmers Motors Junction, Bauchi.

"Acting on credible intelligence, detectives from the division strategically cordoned off the area, which led to the arrest of the suspect at the point of collecting the ransom.

"Further investigation led the operatives to Anguwan Rukuba, Jos, Plateau State, where the two abducted children were rescued safely and reunited with their parents.

“Investigation later unmasked the prime suspect as Abdulkarim Tasiu, a family member of the complainant, who freely confessed to the crime, citing long-standing grudges with his uncle as the motive behind the act.”