Lagos – A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Nigeria’s Lagos State for allegedly faking his kidnap, police said.
Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command made this known on Saturday while reacting to a post by an X user with, @FlackoT.
The X user wrote that he was detained by the Ikeja police division over the kidnapping of someone he knew nothing about.
“Guys I’m locked up in Ikeja police station. I don’t have enough time and don’t know what to do so this is my only alternative so y’all know what happened to me.
“Someone faked his kidnapping and requested ransom from his dad. His dad reported the case to sars, they tracked his phone.
“I genuinely knew nothing about it until I reached the station. His dad came to the station and requested his release but they insisted on trying the case to court which could take up to three years to resolve. Other people that were in the apartment with him are locked up as well,” @FlackoT wrote.
Reacting to the post, Hundeyin, a superintendent of police – explained why the youths were detained.
“Following a report from his family, our investigation established that 20-year-old Collins Oluchukwu Ikwebe faked his own kidnap. His dad received several calls from Collins’ number but with different voices giving instructions on what amount of money to be paid and methods of payment,” he said.
“At different times spanning two weeks, different sums — $500,000; $200,000; N2,000,000; N50,000 and N30,000 — were requested from Collins’ dad.
“On Thursday, June 20, 2024, detectives of the Lagos State Police Command eventually busted a short-let four-bedroom apartment in Lekki where Collins and five of his schoolmates (one male, four females) had been staying for the past ten days.
“Investigation is being concluded to establish the extent of culpability of the other five occupants of the apartment. For now, none of the suspects has been exonerated,” the police spokesman wrote.
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