A 13-year-old boy, Umar Hashim, has been arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Plateau State Police Command over alleged involvement in the kidnapping and m8rder of a 10-year-old boy, Tasiu Abdullahi (pictured)<\/p>\n
Recall that Tasiu was kidnapped and k!lled after ransom payment in Rikkos community, Jos North Local Government Area of the state in December 2024.<\/p>\n
The teen was picked up after reportedly visiting a SIM registration centre in the Katako area of Jos North Local Government Area for registration.<\/p>\n
Hashim was paraded on Tuesday at the state police command\u2019s headquarters alongside six other suspects allegedly involved in the dastardly crime.<\/p>\n
The boy told journalists that security operatives stormed his family home and informed him that his phone number was used to collect ransom from Tasiu\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
He said he had purchased a new SIM card from Usman Abdullahi on December 12 at a SIM registration center and asked him to register it.<\/p>\n
He said the registrar told him to come back due to network instability and requested that he bring an older family member\u2019s NIN for verification since he is underage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went home, took my brother\u2019s NIN and returned to the center. The registrar told me that my SIM card registration was being processed and asked me to buy a recharge card for him. When I returned, he claimed the registration was complete and handed me the SIM card,\u201d the boy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no knowledge that the SIM card was used to demand ransom as alleged by the security operatives.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Responding to the allegation, the SIM card registrar, Usman Abdullahi, admitted that the 13-year-old boy bought a new SIM card from him but claimed that he handed it over to his friend after completing the registration process.<\/p>\n
He said he was unaware of what his friend did with the SIM card before returning it to the boy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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