Men of the Kaduna state police command have arrested a suspect, Aminu Garba, for allegedly abducting a 10-year-old girl and hiding her inside a refrigerator.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, Mansir Hassan, the mother of the abducted girl, Uwaila Idris of Unguwar Gara Village of Kauru Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday, April 27, visited the police to report the disappearance of her daughter.

“She came to the police station and reported that on April 26, at about 1300hrs one Aminu Garba of the same address allegedly abducted her 10-year-old daughter named Hanifa Garba in his shop.”

The police spokesperson stated that when the suspect was arrested and interrogated, he denied the allegation and claimed he had not seen the victim.

‘’The suspect denied seeing her and went back to his shop, covered the girl’s mouth with Hijab (veil) and forced her into a refrigerator and padlocked her inside. The youths in the area insisted on searching the shop, after which Hanifa was found locked inside the refrigerator. The suspect was immediately arrested, while investigation is ongoing to establish the real motive behind the suspect’s action.”the police spokesperson said