A four-year-old boy has been safely rescued after being reportedly “kidnapped” in Koko Local Government Area of Kebbi State, while his mother was arrested for allegedly orchestrating the abduction.
The victim, Abdulmumini Surajo, went missing on November 26, 2025.
Later that day, the father received a call from an unknown female voice demanding a ransom of five million naira N5,000,000.
According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, police detectives traced the call and identified the caller as Maryam Muhammad, 25, a married woman from the same area.
She was promptly arrested and confessed to the crime.
The boy was rescued on Nov. 29, 2025, at about 6:08 p.m. in Mahuta, Fakai Local Government Area.
