Police Talk Tough Against Trend of Self kidnapping, as Suspects Arrested in Lagos, Plateau, Abuja
- The police in Nigeria have cautioned against the recent trend of false kidnapping across the nation's cities
- Legit.ng reports that the police warned that self-kidnapping is a punishable offence under the laws
- This is following observed incidents of self-kidnapping with suspects apprehended in Lagos and Abuja
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering security matters
FCT, Abuja - The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned against the recent disturbing trend of self-kidnapping (false kidnapping).
According to the police, the act is punishable under Nigerian laws.
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Suspects arrested for self-kidnap, ransom demand
It, therefore, warned Nigerians against engaging in such activities as there are legal consequences.
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The police said its warning became necessary following incidents of self-kidnapping in various locations, with suspects apprehended in Lagos and Abuja.
The police’s statement which Olumuyiwa Adejobi issued reads:
“In Lagos, a couple was arrested for alleged self-kidnapping scheme aimed at obtaining a N5 million ransom recently. The husband, Doubara David Yabrifa, a 53-year-old technician, and the wife Regina Yabrifa, a 48-year-old body massager and bone setter, were apprehended after a family member reported the purported kidnapping. The couple confessed to planning the self-kidnap to raise N3 million to purchase a property in Badagry, Lagos. The husband justified the act, citing financial difficulties and lack of support from relatives. Both were arrested and subsequently charged to court.
“Also, one Albarka Sukuya of Jenta Apata, Jos, has been notorious for staging his kidnap on several occasions and received ransoms from unsuspecting members of the community in Plateau State. Similarly, on 20th January, 2024, a young man, Nnamdi Agu, faked his kidnap in Abuja in an attempt to defraud one of his family members who resides around River Park Estate, Abuja, to make money to pay for his personal pleasures. The Police, in a swift response, foiled the staged kidnapping, and arrested the suspect. It is obvious that the suspect and many others leverage on the prevailing instances of kidnapping and plan to engage in such criminal and deceptive acts of staged or self-kidnapping to make money.
“These three cases are a few of similar cases recorded in some states, that have been thwarted by the Police.
“The Force hereby cautions members of the public to be wary of this trend while those with intent to venture into these criminal acts should desist as the police will leave no stone unturned to cause such suspects to face the full wrath of the law.”
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Wike explains reason for increase in kidnappings in Abuja
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the minister of federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, revealed the cause of increased banditry and kidnappings in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
Wike said the lack of equipment, including operational vehicles to track criminals, fuels insecurity in the FCT.
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