A school proprietor, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko on Friday disclosed that he murdered a five-year-old, Hanifa Abubakar with N100 rat poison.
Abdulmalik who is the proprietor of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
Hanifa was abducted late 2021 in an operation led by her teacher, AbdulmalikTanko, the proprietor.
He had demanded a ransom of N6million but eventually killed the 5-year-old Hanifa after he allegedly received N100,000 ransom.
Abdulmalik, who is a principal suspect to the crime, said he kidnapped Hanifa because of his financial constraints, adding that he was indebted to the owner of the structure which housed the school.
The suspect, a father of two, made the confession when he was paraded before newsmen at the Bompai police headquarters on Friday, In Kano.
According to the suspect, he was paid N100,000 out of the ransom of N6 million demanded but used the ransom to settle his teachers.
However, a statement on Friday by the Spokesperson of Kano State Police Command, Haruna Kiyawa, said , “Upon investigation by the Police, Abdulmalik confessed that the victim, Hanifa was 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).
“On the 18/12/2021, having realised that the victim recognised him, he claimed to have poisoned her to death, conspired with one Hashim Isyaku and buried her in a shallow grave within the private school premises located at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State”.
Meanwhile, The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the school.
