Following the kidnap and murder of Hanifa, a five year old pupil of Noble Kids Academy in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, President Muhammadu Buhari has called on relevant bodies to ensure justice is served and uphold the integrity of case.
The President gave the directive on Friday (January 21) through his media aide, Garba Shehu in reaction to the incident.
Expressing the nation’s condolences to the family of the schoolgirl whose body was discovered in a shallow grave in Kano after almost two months of fruitless search, President Buhari commended the police and Secret service for unravelling the mystery, particularly for the arrest of the suspects involved.
He also prayed for the repose of the soul of the little schoolgirl and urged her parents to bear the sad loss with courage and fortitude in God.
The Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Kiyawa had confirmed late Hanifa’s death on Friday, saying her teacher, one Abdulmalik Tanko had confessed that he kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded a ransom of N6 million, later conspiring with his accomplice, Hashim Isyaku to kill the girl on December 18, 2021, having realised that the victim had recognised him and buried her in a shallow grave within the school premises located at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana in Tudun Murtala Quarters.
