The Anambra State Police Command has taken custody of a 38-year-old man, who allegedly faked his own abduction, from personnel of the 302 Artillery Regiment of the Nigerian Army, Onitsha.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday in Awka.
Ikenga said preliminary investigation revealed that on August 15, the suspect staged his own kidnapping and sent a text message to his family, demanding a ransom of ₦20 million for his supposed release.
He added that on September 15, the police formally received the suspect from the army for further investigation.
“The suspect allegedly staged his own kidnapping to extort money from his family members.
“Acting on a technology-driven intelligence, he was arrested in his hideout in Rivers “, he said.
He led the public of the command’s diligent investigation to ensure justice was served.
PUNCH Online reported last month that the Anambra State Police Command had arrested two suspects for faking a kidnap and recovered the sum of ₦1.2 million, which was part of the ransom earlier paid by the supposed kidnapped victim’s family members.
According to a statement released by the spokesman for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspects, identified as Nmesoma Nwoye, female, aged 23 years, and Chibuike Ogbu, male, aged 24 years, were arrested after intelligence-led operations uncovered that the supposed victim conspired with Chibuike (her boyfriend) to stage her own abduction.
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