Security operatives in Kaduna have arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued three minors from the hands of bandits in the state.

The Kaduna Police Command said in a statement on Wednesday that on August 26, 2025, at about 1500hrs, a distress report was lodged by a father that his three children, Aslam Umar Lukman (14yrs), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12yrs), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10yrs) were kidnapped on August 25, 2025, at about 1345hrs, with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of fifty million naira (₦50,000,000).

In a statement, police spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, said, “Upon receipt of the report, operatives of the command, through strategic intelligence gathering and tactical communication, lured one of the suspects, Richard Philip, the Kingpin, out of their hideout and eventually he was arrested.”

He said that “during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and revealed that he conspired with Ibrahim Ma’aruf (18yrs) and Abubakar Sadiq (15yrs) to kidnap the children and hide them at his residence.”

Meanwhile, acting on the credible intelligence, Hassan explained that “the police swiftly stormed the location, arrested the culprits, and rescued all three victims unhurt.”

He added that “the rescued children have since been safely reunited with their families by the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command.”

“The Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, reiterates the command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property, urges parents to be vigilant and assures the public that all forms of criminality will be met with decisive action,” he further said.