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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old housewife and her 30-year-old accomplice for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and extorting N2.5 million from her husband.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Saturday. She said the command received a distress call on November 24 from the husband, who reported that his wife had been kidnapped by armed men. According to the caller, the alleged kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of N10 million, later reduced to N3 million. Despite paying N2.5 million, the woman was not released.
“Upon receipt of the complaint, the Command Special Squad immediately deployed human and technical resources to track the alleged kidnappers. The supposed victim was eventually released and reunited with her family,” Adebisi said.
During police debriefing, the woman claimed she was abducted by six armed men in a silver Toyota Venza, taken to their hideout, and dispossessed of her iPhone 12 Pro Max. She also alleged that the ransom paid by her husband was first credited into her bank account before being handed over to the kidnappers.
However, Adebisi said police investigations revealed several inconsistencies in her story. On December 3, operatives apprehended her accomplice in the Ede area of Osun State. A SIM card used to register the WhatsApp account through which ransom negotiations were conducted was also recovered from him.
