Kidnappers allegedly kill 7- year-old boy despite collecting ransom in Ogun

A four-man kidnap syndicate is currently in police net for
allegedly kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old boy,
Abdulmalik Musa, after collecting a N300,000 ransom for his
release.
The deceased, police said, was kidnapped last week
Wednesday, at his parents’ residence by the suspected
kidnappers, who were said to have connived with the uncle
of the deceased boy, Faruq Seidu.
It was gathered that Seidu contracted the kidnappers over
the refusal of the boy’s father (Seidu’s brother) Abdul-
ammed Musa, to give him money to marry a third wife.
Seidu and other suspects were said to have initially
requested a ransom of N5,000,000 which they later reduced
to N300,000.
They, however, killed the boy and threw his corpse into a
river in Abeokuta, on claims that the boy recognised one of
the suspects.
Meanwhile, the prime suspect, Seidu claimed to be innocent
of the kidnap.
He said, ”I never asked anyone to kidnap my brother’s son, I
only saw this one (pointing to another suspect) with the boy
on a motorbike but I never discussed anything with them, I
only greeted them and left.”
But another suspect, Hassan Usain stressed that Seidu
contracted them to kidnap the boy before he personally
killed him on grounds of recognition.
“He (pointing at Seidu) is a brother to Alhaji (the victim’s
father). He said he wanted to marry a third wife and Alhaji
did not want to give him money so he asked us to kidnap
the boy.

”After Alhaji gave us money, Seidu came and said he was
going to kill the boy because he could recognise any of us
and I said why but he never listened to me.”
While parading the suspects at the crime scene at Lafenwa,
Abeokuta, the state capital, the State Police spokesperson,
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, advised members of the public not
to trust anyone, adding that hellfire will be more conducive
for criminals than Ogun state.
“This is a case of a breakthrough in respect of adoption and
murder, what is happening here is the height of inhumanity
to man.
“On 11th of this month, a case of abduction was reported at
one of our division in Sabo, Ilupeju.
“About 24 hours after, the kidnappers made a request of
N5million and we asked the family to play along with them
and later they agreed to take N300,000 and after payment,
they still killed the boy and throw his corpse into the river.
”I want to appeal to members of the public to trust nobody,
because if a brother can do this to his brother who should
then be trusted?.
“But, I want to sound a serious warning to criminals in the
state and I will be borrowing from the words of the Governor
when he said, hellfire will be more conducive for criminals
than Ogun State.”