The remains of a five-year-old lady, Hanifa Abubakar, who was abducted last month, have actually been discovered in a shallow grave at an independent school properties in Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.

The suspects had abcuted Hanifa on December 2, 2021, and took the victim to a hideout where they contacted her loved ones and demanded a ransom of 6 million naira.

Having actually recognized that the victim acknowledged them, the suspects poisoned her to death, butchered her and buried her in a shallow tomb.

Police spokesperson in the state, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, validated the occurrence in a statement provided to DAILY POST on Thursday.

He said based on the sustained efforts of security firms, a 30-year-old Abdulmalik Mohammed and

a 37-year-old Hashim Isyaku were arrested. Kiyawa explained further that the suspects led a combined group of security operatives to where they buried the victim and her body was exhumed and rushed to Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital Kano where she was analyzed and validated dead by a medical physician.

He added that the case will be credited court upon completion of investigation.