A seven-year-old boy, Abdullahi Rabi’u, has been discovered lifeless in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, hours after suspected kidnappers reportedly demanded a ₦2.5 million ransom from his household.
According to his uncle, Sukairaj Gado, the boy went lacking on Monday night after being despatched on an errand to a neighbour’s home within the Majema space alongside Ring Road.
Mr Gado stated the boy delivered the message however didn’t return dwelling, prompting the search.
He stated the household obtained a phone name from an unidentified quantity on Tuesday morning. The caller reportedly demanded ₦2.5 million and claimed the boy had been kidnapped.
The household hoped to safe the kid’s launch however was devastated when information of his loss of life emerged, Mr Gado stated.
According to him, the boy’s physique was found on Tuesday night in a slim passage close to his household’s residence.
The incident has left the household and neighbourhood residents in mourning.
Mr Gado stated the household suspected the perpetrators is perhaps aware of the neighbourhood and referred to as on safety companies to research and produce these accountable to justice.
The incident comes amid earlier studies of lacking individuals later discovered lifeless in Plateau State.
In December 2024, a 10-year-old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, was reportedly kidnapped within the Rikkos neighborhood of Jos North. His household reportedly obtained a ransom demand earlier than his physique was discovered.
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In April 2025, two kids who reportedly went lacking within the Trade Centre space of Kuru District in Jos South Local Government Area have been discovered lifeless inside a parked car. A 3rd youngster survived.
Also, in April, a final-year pupil of the University of Jos, Adeyemo Oluwafemi Temitope, was discovered lifeless after being reported lacking in Jos. The circumstances surrounding his loss of life weren’t instantly clear.
The circumstances surrounding Abdullahi Rabi’u’s loss of life, together with how he was killed, stay unclear. It was additionally unclear whether or not any suspects had been arrested.
Efforts to acquire the police account of the incident have been unsuccessful.
The phone variety of Alfred Alabo, the spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, was not connecting when this report was ready.
The police had not publicly confirmed the reported ransom demand or offered particulars of any investigation as of the time of reporting.
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