The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Noble Kids Academy,a private school in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state where a 5 – year- old pupil of the school,Hanifa Abubakar,was kidnapped and killed and her body mutilated and buried within the school premises.
Her class teacher, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko is reported to be the mastermind of the dastardly act.
The victim was abducted late last year and shortly after, her abductors demanded a N6million ransom from her parents which was paid but went ahead and killed her.
The Spokesman of the Kano State Police Command,Haruna Kiyawa said on Friday that the suspect, Abdulmalik confessed that the victim,Hanifa was his student at a private school in Kwanar Dakata, Nasarawa Local Government Area ,Kano State. He kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded a ransom of Six Million Naira (6,000,000).
,On the 18/12/2021, having realised that the victim recognized him,he claimed to have poisoned her to death, conspired with one Hashim Isiyaku, and buried her in a shallow grave within the private school premises located at Kwanar Yan Gana,Tudun Murtala Quaters, Nasarawa LGA,Kano State.