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Sweet-waving kidnapper lures five-year-old boy in Bauchi and then k!lls the victim after he recognised him The police in Bauchi state have arrested a 25-year-old man identified as Anas Auwal, for allegedly killing a five-year-old child he killed after allegedly kidnapping him by luring him with a sweet. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the state police command, Ahmed Wakil, said the suspect lured the minor with sweets and took him to his room. He later contacted the boy’s father and demanded N5m ransom, which the latter could not raise. Wakil said the suspect hacked the boy to death after the victim recognized him. “The command has arrested Anas Auwal, 25, from Tsangaya village via Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State for kidnapping and gruesome murder of a five-year-old boy, Abba Yahuza, of the same address. Preliminary investigation revealed that on October 11, 2022, around 2pm, the suspect lured the victim into his room with sweets. He later called the