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The kidnapper of a three-year-old child in Nigeria buried him alive after receiving a ransom

April 20, 2023

A man has been arrested in Nigeria’s Katsina district on suspicion of abducting a three-year-old child and burying him alive after receiving a ransom, writes This Day Live.

Abubakar Abdulraziz broke into a private house and kidnapped the child while his father Adam Alhassan was sleeping.

The attacker left a letter demanding a ransom of 800,000 naira (141,800 rubles). The abuser provided his phone number in the letter. The father entered into negotiations with the kidnapper and paid 150,000 naira. However, the man was not going to release the hostage.

It turned out that the perpetrator buried the child alive after receiving the money. Police said the suspect confessed to the crime.

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