One 23 years old Edward Okache has been arrested by the police for faking his kidnap.
He was arrested on October 10 along four others namely; Asamoah Ernest, Isiah Uti, Ephraim Anyijor and charity Lukpata.
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 travelled from Calabar to Lagos was kidnapped around Mowe area of Ogun State.
The supposed kidnappers were said to be demanding N10 million ransom.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Mowe division, SP Folake Afeniforo mobilized the division’s tactical teams and moved to the area.
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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 he was tied in both hands and legs.
The two suspects found with him were promptly arrested, while the victim was rescued.
But 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 to extort money from his parents to invest in 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 as the victim, and that they all were 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 Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to anti-kidnapping unit of the state’s criminal department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
