Police operatives have arrested a 29-year-old man, Isiaka Hassan, for alleged culpable homicide in Tingno, Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed the arrest of the man in a statement issued on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
Nguroje said the command received a report on Saturday, August 30, from Hadiza Bashiru that her five-year-old son, Abba, was missing and last seen with Hassan.
Nguroje said police operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer in Tingno, swiftly launched an operation which resulted in Hassan’s arrest.
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He said during interrogation, Hassan confessed to conspiring with another suspect, still at large, to kill the child and bury him in a shallow grave.
He added that the corpse was exhumed and taken to the hospital for autopsy.
Nguroje disclosed that the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, had directed the State CID to take over the case and apprehend the fleeing suspect.
The police spokesman reassured the public of the command’s commitment to ensuring justice and called for continued cooperation in tackling violent crime across Adamawa State.
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