# Nigeria Police Rescue Child After Abduction

> Nigeria police rescue three-year-old boy and arrest four suspects in child abduction cases involving ransom payments through POS accounts.
- Title: Nigeria Police Rescue Child After Abduction · Allafrica
- Summary: Nigeria police rescue three-year-old boy and arrest four suspects in child abduction cases involving ransom payments through POS accounts. Nigeria police…
- Keywords: nigeria, katsina state, police, child abduction, point-of-sale, ransom payments, suspects, news, world, politics, Rescue, Child
- Source: Allafrica — https://allafrica.com/stories/202610210586.html
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:02:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nigeria, katsina state, police, child abduction, point-of-sale, ransom payments, suspects, news, world, politics
## Police Rescue
Nigeria police rescued a three-year-old boy from child abduction cases.
## Arrest Four Suspects
Police arrested four suspects linked to child abductions using Point-of-Sale accounts for ransom payments.
## Ransom Demands
Abductors initially demanded ₦5 million but later agreed to collect ₦20,000 as feeding money.
## First Case Details
Police arrested two operators who allegedly received and withdrew ransom payments through POS accounts.
## Second Case
Another resident reported his three-year-old son missing with ransom demands for ₦100,000 for feeding.
## Teenage Suspect
Police arrested a 16-year-old suspect who collected the ₦20,000 payment and led to the boy's rescue.
## Additional Arrests
Police arrested Aminu Musa, 20, who guarded the abducted child and participated in ransom negotiations.
## Key takeaway

Nigeria police rescued a three-year-old boy and arrested four suspects after investigating two child abduction cases with ransom payments made via Point-of-Sale accounts.