Police said they also arrested four others who participated in the alleged fake kidnap.
say they have arrested a 23-year-old man, Edward Okache, who allegedly faked his abduction with the intention to extort N10 million from his parents.
Upon the news of his kidnap, his sister, Comfort Okache, called the Mowe Divisional Headquarters to report that her younger brother, travelling fromAccording to the police spokesperson in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the kidnappers demanded N10 million before Mr Okache’s release.
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