Detectives of the Lagos States Police Command have arrested one Margret Itodo, aged 25; Agnes Ogbeh, aged 23; Esther Anyanwu, aged 24 and Anthony Chinakwe, aged 24 for faking the kidnap of Agnes Ogbeh.
The spokesman of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Friday in a statement.
On March 19, 2024, Agnes Ogbeh, resident in Akure, had travelled to Lagos and was reportedly kidnapped in Lagos.
The family back in Akure received a video showing Agnes and one other tied, gagged, and groaning with blood droplets around them. The ‘kidnappers’ demanded the sum of N5 million for the release of Agnes.
According to Hundeyin, upon receipt of the complaint, detectives of the command commenced a discreet and diligent investigation into the matter.
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The hideout was located where Agnes, the other lady in the video and two others were found living freely together.
Further investigations, it was said, revealed that Margaret Itodo is a professional make-up artist who was hired to make the video look real.
All four, the police said, had made confessional statements and were to be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, was said to have commended the detectives for a timely investigation.
He was said to have called on Lagosians to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity around them to the nearest security agency.
