Three persons have been arrested by the police in Kwara State for allegedly hacking a boy to death and kidnapping three others.
The suspects were Babangida Ibrahim, 18; Abubakar Ibrahim, 19; and Sulaiman Kire, 20.
According to the spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi, the father of the deceased, Madaki Saidu, was in his residence with his family members when some armed men stormed his house and hacked his son, Musa to death.
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“Then, they kidnapped the father and one of his granddaughters named Cumattu,” the PPRO noted.
He said the investigation revealed that the suspects were the mastermind of the kidnapping of Magistrate Jumoke Bamigboye who was recently released.
He added that they would soon be charged in court.