THE Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Rafiu Rahaman, aged 29, for faking his own kidnap.
The Command said detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department CID) arrested Rahaman, a staff of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), in Lagos.
According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in order to fake his kidnap, Rahaman travelled to Lugbe, in Abuja, where he made a video of himself in captivity, which was sent to his co-worker.
His accomplice, Usman Sheidu, who demanded N5 million ransom but got only N150,000 after extensive negotiations, has equally been arrested.
“Usman confessed to have shared the ransom equally with Rahaman and used his share in acquiring a generator and other items for himself.
“Suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations,” the Lagos State Police Command said in the statement.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, commended the detectives for arresting the suspects.
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