How 23 year-old boy fake own kidnap in Ogun, demand N10m

 

By Editor

Operatives of Ogun State Police command have arrested

a 23 years old boy, Edward Okache with four others for faking his own kidnap.

The Command spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital, gave the names of others arrested with Okache as; Asamoah Ernest, Isiah Uti, Ephraim Anyijor and Charity Lukpata.

Oyeyemi said, "the suspects were arrested following a report lodged at Mowe Divisional headquarters by one Comfort Okache who reported via phone call that his younger brother, who traveled from Calabar to Lagos was kidnapped around Mowe area of Ogun state"

He added that, "the complaint said the kidnappers demanded for #10 million, if the relations want to see the boy alive". 

"Upon the report, the DPO Mowe Division, SP Folake Afeniforo mobilized the division's tactical teams and moved to the area".

"Upon painstaking and enduring combing of the surrounding bush at Orimerunmu area, the victim was sighted in an uncompleted building with the duo of Asamoah Ernest, a Ghanaian and Isiah Uti, where his hands and legs were tied". 

"The two suspects found with him were promptly arrested, while the victim was rescued". 

"On getting to the station, the two arrested suspects made a shocking revelation that the so called victim, was the person who planned with them to kidnap him in order for him to extort money from his parents to invest on an online business". 

"They stated further that the so called victim was introduced to them by Ephraim Anyijor and Charity Lukpata who are from the same Yala local government area of Cross River State with the victim, saying that they are all part of the planned kidnap of Edward Okache". 

"Their confession led to the arrest of Ephraim Anyijor and Charity Lukpata. They have all confessed to the commission of the crime". 

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to anti kidnapping unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution.