Lagos Couple kidnap self, demand N5m
The Lagos State Police Command is currently investigating a couple (name withheld) who staged their own kidnapping and demanded five million naira in ransom.
It was discovered that the couple arrested by the police had planned the self-kidnapping in order to raise N3 million to buy back their house in the Badagry neighbourhood of Lagos.
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SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the command, stated on Saturday that 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 member of the man’s family reported an alleged kidnapping.
According to him, the couple, who admitted to the crime, claimed they planned the self-kidnapping to raise N3 million in order to purchase back their home in the Badagry neighbourhood of Lagos.
“The man brought his wife the idea and sold it to her.” He did not deny it to law enforcement. He stated that he did it via text message on purpose. He claimed he did it so he could repurchase his house for N3 million.
“The man claimed he organised his own kidnapping because none of his siblings, including those living abroad, were willing to help him financially.
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“He claimed that if they heard of his kidnapping with his wife, they would negotiate with the kidnappers and pay the ransom,” the man was quoted as saying by the spokesperson.
Hundeyin remarked that the couple was still residing in their Badagry home when they sent out text messages about their kidnapping, adding that when police visited the home on Tuesday, they encountered the wife and three children.
According to him, the police asked the woman to accompany them to the police headquarters in Ikeja, but she pleaded with them to let her come the following day, which was granted.
According to the PPRO, the woman arrived at the station as promised and was arrested for self-kidnapping, while her husband was arrested on Thursday, the following day.
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