Wanted To Invest In Business” – Man Who Faked His Kidnap To Extort N10m From His Parents

A 23-year-old man reportedly faked his kidnap to extort N10m from his parents.

The suspect identified as Edward Okache was on October 10 arrested alongside four others namely Asamoah Ernest, Isiah Uti, Ephraim Anyijor, and charity Lukpata for faking his own kidnap.

The issue came to light after his sister, Comfort Okache lodged a report at Mowe divisional headquarters that her younger brother who traveled from Calabar to Lagos was kidnapped around the Mowe area of Ogun state, and that the kidnappers were demanding N10 million if the relations want to see the boy alive.

Upon the report, the DPO Mowe division, tactical teams moved into the Orimerunmu area, combed the bush, and found the victim was in an uncompleted building with the duo of Asamoah Ernest, a Ghanaian, and Isiah Uti, where he was tied in both hands and legs…………………………...Continue Reading

The two suspects found with him were promptly arrested, while the victim was rescued.

During interrogations, the two arrested suspects made a shocking revelation that the so-called victim was the person who planned with them to kidnap him in order for him to extort money from his parents to invest in an online business.

They further disclosed that the so called victim was introduced to them by Ephraim Anyijor and Charity Lukpata and that are all part of the planned kidnap of Edward Okache,