The Nigerian Police Force, through its Lagos, Abuja, and Plateau State Commands, has arrested three suspects for allegedly staging their kidnapping.
The police said the suspects, including a couple in Lagos, staged their kidnapping to extort money from their family members.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement posted on a verified police X handle, @policeNg, on Tuesday, said the arrested couple, who allegedly faked their kidnapping, intended to obtain a N5m ransom from relatives.
Adejobi said Albarka Sukuya in Plateau State was arrested for staging his kidnapping on several occasions, and one Nnamdi Agu also staged his kidnapping in Abuja in an attempt to defraud his family.
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