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Shocking: Nigerians react to Kano schoolgirl, Hanifa Abubakar’s death

January 21, 2022

 

By Elohor Igbru with Agency report

Nigeria is grappling with a wave of kidnappings for ransom, mostly by armed gangs who frequently target schools for mass abductions of students but the kidnapping of students by school officials is extremely rare.

One of such is the discovery of the decomposing body of five-year-old schoolgirl Hanifa Abubakar in Kano who was kidnapped and killed by her school proprietor.

Hanifa and Tanko

This act has triggered shock and outrage across Nigeria, where the hashtag #JusticeForHanifa is trending.

The owner of her school, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, has been arrested after confessing to the crime and  the establishment has been closed.

He allegedly kidnapped Hanifa in the northern Kano state in December to demand a ransom of $14,600 (£10,800).

Police say he later killed Hanifa after realising she had recognised him.

According to the authorities, Mr Tanko, 34, led officers to the school premises where he had buried the schoolgirl’s body in a shallow grave.

Her remains were then exhumed for medical examination and a proper burial by her family.

Hanifa was allegedly abducted in early December outside an Islamic school that she also attended.

Two other suspects have been arrested, police say.

Speaking in an emotional voice, the girl’s father Abubakar Abdussalam told the BBC the family was traumatised. Hanifa’s mother is currently in hospital after she collapsed and fainted, he said.

He demanded justice from the authorities.

Kano state commissioner of education Sanusi Sai’du Kiru described the kidnapping as a betrayal of trust.

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