Son fakes kidnap to defraud dad of N500,000
A 35 year old man, Hamza Abdullahi, has been arrested by operatives of the FCT Police Command for allegedly arranging his kidnap.After arranging his kidnap, the suspect, alongside his friend, called his father and demanded N500, 000 ransom.
“The suspect who wanted to use the medium to extort money from his parent was arrested at Katampe extension where he had gone to receive the ransom.”READ ALSO:Speaking to The Nation on how he arranged his kidnap, Abdullahi, who is an auto engineer, said: “I was caught faking my kidnap to get ransom from my dad. I arranged my kidnap because I was desperately in need of money.
‘’My friend acted like the kidnapper and demanded N500, 000 as ransom. He called my dad and asked for the ransom.“While the negotiation was going on, we were hiding at Katampe. On the day my dad came to pay the ransom, I was recognised by some of the officers who came with my dad to drop the ransom.
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