Police Arrest Couple Over Fake Self-Kidnap

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly planning to extort N5m from their relatives.
The command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Lagos.
Hundeyin said the husband, a 53-year-old technician and wife, a 48-year-old body massager and bone setter, were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, after a family member of the man reported the purported kidnap.
He said the couple, who admitted to the crime, claimed they planned the self-kidnap with a view to raising N3m to buy back their house in the Badagry area of Lagos.
“The man brought the idea and sold it to his wife. He did not deny it before the police. He said he did it through a text message for a purpose. He said he did it because he wanted to re-buy his house with N3m.
“The man claimed he decided to organise the self-kidnap because none of his brothers and sisters doing well and some living abroad are willing to assist him financially.
“He claimed that if they heard of his kidnap with his wife, they would negotiate with the kidnappers and pay the money,” the spokesperson said.
Hundeyin noted that the couple were still living at their house in Badagry when they sent out text messages of their kidnap to their relations, stressing that when the police visited the house on Tuesday, they met the wife and three children.
Hundeyin advised members of the public to avoid crime and never be interested in family or other people’s wealth.
He said the couple would be charged soon.

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