The Kano State Police Command has made significant progress in the investigation of the abduction and culpable homicide of Bello Bukar Adam, a Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) staff member.

The incident, which occurred on the 4th of May, sent shockwaves through the community, leaving residents on edge. According to a press release issued by the Kano State Police Command on Thursday, the victim, Bello Bukar Adam, 45, had left his home in Zawaciki Housing Estate, Kano, with his Toyota Corolla motor vehicle, only to disappear without a trace.

However, on the evening of the same day, a male adult’s lifel£ss body was discovered abandoned on the outskirts of the Eastern Bypass, near Bechi Village in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, swiftly mobilised a team of detectives led by Aliyu Mohammed Auwal, the officer in charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, to apprehend the perpetrator(s) within 24 hours.

The team’s diligence paid off when they arrested Sadiq Zubairu, 35, on the 6th of May at 9:00 am. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, the suspect In a startling revelation, confessed to conspiring with two hefty men to lure the victim to his house under the pretense of securing a job offer.

The suspect had deceitfully collected N3 million Naira from late Bello to help him secure a better job. Upon realising he couldn’t fulfill his promise, the suspect resorted to v+olence, leading to the tragic d£ath of Bello Bukar Adam. The PPTO, quoted the suspect as saying, “He tied him up, h+t him with sticks and sharp iron on his head and other parts of his body until he became motionless.”

Sadiq further confessed to disposing of the victim’s body along the Eastern Bypass and st£aling his motor vehicle and mobile phone.