Jami’an rundunar ‘yan sandan jihar Katsina sun tarwatsa wata kungiyar masu laifi da ta kware wajen yin garkuwa da yara kanana.

Kakakin rundunar, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, ya tabbatar da faruwar lamarin a ranar Talata.

Ya kara da cewa an kuma ceto mutane biyu da kungiyar ta yi garkuwa da su.

Aliyu ya bayyana yadda aka yi nasarar tarwatsa kungiyar.

A cewarsa: “Rundunar ‘yan sandan jihar Katsina ta yi nasarar tarwatsa wata kungiyar masu laifi da ta shahara wajen yin garkuwa da yara ‘yan kasa da shekaru 5 domin neman kudin fansa.

“A ranar 5 ga watan Oktoba, 2026, da misalin karfe 4:30 na yamma, wani mutum mai suna Abubakar Ahmed Rufa’i ya kai kara ofishin yaki da manyan laifuka (VCRU) a Katsina, inda ya bayyana cewa an sace dansa mai shekaru 4 da rabi, mai suna Muhammed Abubakar, a ranar 30 ga watan Satumba, 2026.

“Masu garkuwar sun tuntube shi ta wayar tarho, inda da farko suka nemi kudin fansa na naira miliyan biyar, amma daga baya suka amince su karbi naira dubu ashirin a matsayin ‘kudin ciyarwa’ ga yaron kafin a sake shi; an biya kudin ne ta hanyar na’urar POS.

“Nan take jami’an ‘yan sanda suka dauki mataki, wanda ya kai ga kama mutane biyu masu gudanar da harkokin POS, wadanda suka karbi kudin kuma suka cire su; su ne Abubakar Muntari da Aminu Idris.

“Yayin da ake ci gaba da gudanar da bincike, an sake samun wani rahoto a ranar 8 ga watan Oktoba, 2026, da misalin karfe 10:22 na safe, daga wani mutum mai suna Abdulrahaman Bello, wanda ya bayyana cewa dansa mai shekaru 3, Yakubu Abdulrahman, ya bace.

“Ya kara da cewa ya samu kiran waya daga masu garkuwar suna neman kudin fansa, tare da karin naira dubu dari (₦100,000.00) a matsayin kudin ciyar da yaron da suka yi garkuwa da shi.” “Bayan sun gano alaƙar da ke tsakanin lamuran biyu da kuma danganta su da gungun masu laifi guda ɗaya ta hanyar amfani da fasaha, jami’an tsaro sun gudanar da wani aiki na musamman cikin sauri a ranar 8 ga Oktoba, 2026, da misalin karfe 10:15 na dare.

“Wannan ya kai ga kama Abdulhakim Mustapha, mai shekaru 16, a daidai lokacin da yake ƙoƙarin karɓar kuɗi ta na’urar POS. Bayan an gabatar da shi, mutanen da ke gudanar da harkokin POS—waɗanda aka riga aka kama a baya—sun tabbatar da cewa shi ne mutum ɗaya da ya karɓi kuɗin ciyarwa a lamarin farko, kafin a saki wanda aka sace ɗin.

“Wanda ake zargin ya amsa laifukansa, sannan ya kai tawagar binciken zuwa maboyarsu. A wurin, jami’an tsaro sun yi nasarar ceto yaron mai shekaru 3, Yakubu Abdulrahman, ba tare da ya ji rauni ba.

“A yayin samamen da aka kai maboyar, an kama wani babban abokin laifinsa mai suna Aminu Musa, namiji mai shekaru 20, wanda shi ne ke tsaron yaron tare da gudanar da tattaunawar neman kuɗin fansa.

“An kuma sami nasarar kwato katin SIM ɗin da aka yi amfani da shi wajen tattaunawa kan kuɗin fansar.

“A yayin bincike, waɗanda ake zargin sun amsa cewa sun haɗa baki da wasu mambobin ƙungiyar da har yanzu ba a kama su ba, wato: Ibrahim (namiji) da Mohammed (wanda aka fi sani da Malam, namiji).

“Ana ci gaba da gudanar da bincike da kuma matakan da suka dace domin tabbatar da an kama waɗannan mutane da suka tsere, tare da gano duk wasu da ke da hannu a cikin laifin.

“Kwamishinan ‘Yan Sanda na Jihar Katsina, CP Ali Umar Fage, ya sake jaddada aniyar rundunar ta ɗaukar tsauraran matakai kan duk wani mai laifi da ya sanya yara ƙanana a gaba. Ya kuma yi kira ga wakilan ayyukan kuɗi da masu gudanar da harkokin POS da su riƙa tabbatar da ainihin ko su waye abokan huldarsu, tare da kai rahoton duk wata mu’amala da ake zargi ga ofishin ‘yan sanda mafi kusa da su.”