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The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Noble Kids Academy located in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the private school is where five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, a pupil of the school, was confessed to have been killed and buried.
Proprietor of the school, Abdulmalik Mohammed-Tanko confessed to have killed Hanifa with a N100 rat poison and buried her at the school premises after her death.
The private schools board in the State announced the closure of the school, stating that the closure was necessary to allow authorities properly carry out investigation on the killing of the innocent soul.
Five-year-old Hanifa was abducted late last year. The abductors demanded a ransom of N6million but went ahead to kill her after receiving the money.
Family sources said Tanko, the principal suspect in the death of Hanifa, was among the first set of people who came to console her parents after the abduction.
“He was full of tears when he visited the family to console them over the abduction,” said the uncle of the girl, Suraj Sulaiman.
A statement by the police on Thursday confirmed that the school teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, was the one who abducted her.
Read police statement below:
“KANO STATE POLICE COMMAND DIARY
20TH JANUARY, 2022
ARREST OF SUSPECT FOR KIDNAPPING AND CULPABLE HOMICIDE
Sometimes on the 04/12/2021 at about 2030hrs, a report was received from a resident of Dakata Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State that, one Hanifa Abubakar, ‘f’, aged 5 years old, was kidnapped and a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00) was demanded.
2. On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi meets with heads of Security Agencies in the State, re-strategizes for effective service delivery and raised a team of Operation Puff Adder led by SP Shehu Dahiru to arrest the culprits.
3. Sustained efforts and prolonged follow – up led to the arrest of one Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, ‘m’, aged 30 years old, of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarwa LGA, Kano State and one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, aged 37 years old, of same address by a detective team of the Department of State Service (DSS) Kano State.
4. On investigation, Abdulmalik confessed that, the victim, Hanifa is his student at a private school in Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State. He kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00). On the 18/12/2021, having realized that, the victim recognized him, he claimed to have poisoned her to death, conspired with one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, took and buried her in a shallow grave located at the private school premises located at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.
5. Hashim also confessed that, sometimes in the month of November, 2021, the principal suspect, Abdulmalik met him and one Fatima Jibreel Musa, ‘f’, 27 years old, of Layin Falaki Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA Kano State and ordered them to kidnap Hanifa. They plan but later rescinded their action. Fatima was also arrested.
6. The suspects led a combine Team of Operatives of DSS Kano State, Kano State Police Command’s Medical Team and Team of Operation Puff Adder to the scene. The body was exhumed and rushed to Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital Kano, examined, confirmed dead by a Medical Doctor and release to the relatives for burial according to Islamic Rites.
7. Case will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
SP ABDULLAHI HARUNA KIYAWA
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR;- COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KANO STATE COMMAND.