A family member of a slain five-year-old girl, Hanifa
Abubakar, has revealed that the prime suspect in the deceased’s death and
abduction in Kano State was among the first set of people who sympathized with
her parents after her disappearance.
The suspect, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, the proprietor of
Noble Kids Nursery and Primary school in Kano was arrested by the police for
killing Hanifa alongside his accomplice, Hashim Isyaku.
Uncle of the deceased, Suraj Sulaiman, speaking with Daily
Nigerian disclosed that Tanko shed tears when he visited Hanifa’s parents to
console them over the abduction.
“He was full of tears when he visited the family to console
them over the abduction,” Sulaiman said.
Recall that Hanifa was kidnapped on December 4th 2021on her
way home.
Her body was however recovered on Thursday in a shallow
grave at a private school, Noble Kids Academy, at Kwanar Dakata, in the
Nassarawa Local Government Area, Kano State.
The school teacher, alongside his accomplice, had demanded a
N6m ransom for her release.
The case will be charged to court upon completion of the
investigation.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for Education, Muhammad
Kiru, has ordered the closure of the primary school till further notice.
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