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Hanfia Abubakar's killing has led to the arrest of Abdulmalik Tanko. Hanfia was allegedly taken away in a commercial tricycle known locally as Adaidata Sahu or Keke NAPEP. Later, her kidnappers wanted N6,000,000 in ransom from the pupil's parents. Hanifa was discovered dead at the Tudunwada school grounds, her corpse had been hacked into pieces, and she had been buried, according to Wasila Dahiru, Hanifa's kidnapper who had been apprehended. Said that Tanko was detained following persistent attempts. He claimed to have poisoned the girl to death during questioning after realising that she identified him, working with someone named Hashim Isyaku, the police official added. According to him, Hashim also admitted that he met with him and a woman named Fatima Jibreel Musa sometime in November 2021 and gave them the order to kidnap Hanifa.