A grieving father, Ibrahim Yaya, has narrated how a trusted member of his community in Jarkama Village in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State, kidnapped his six-year-old daughter, Farida, for ransom, but later killed, burnt and cut off her head.
The suspect, Friday Domozu, 23, after allegedly killing Farida, a sickle cell anemia patient, continued to demand ransom.
When Yaya asked for proof of life, the kidnappers got another girl to speak with Yaya.
But Yaya immediately knew the speaker was not Farida and had decided to seek help.
He wrote a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who deployed his crack squad, the IGP’s Special Intelligence Response Team, headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to look into the case.
Incidentally, the kidnappers did not only abducted Farida, but also her 14-year-old elder brother, Abdulraheem.
Fortunately, the boy escaped from the kidnappers’ den four days after his abduction.
Domozu was arrested on January 15, 2021.
Yaya almost died of shock when he saw and recognised Domozu, who had earlier celebrated and drank beer with members of the community in the spirit of the celebration of the New Year.
Yaya noted that Domozu was not only a snake, but also a wicked soul.
According to Yaya, on November 2, 2020 at about 8pm, some hoodlums stormed his compound and chased his family members into the house.
They grabbed his two children and disappeared into the bush.
He added: “They killed her and then cut off her head.
“I thank God that the operatives were able to arrest them.
“If you see how Domozu was moving about in the community, you would never have suspected him at all!
“Kidnappers had been intimidating us in our community, but we never suspected that he is the one
