Police arrest couple who faked their kidnap to extort relatives in the UK
The Lagos State Police Command have made an arrest of a couple who faked their kidnap so as to extort their relatives in the UK.
The couple was allegedly planning to extort a sum of N5m from their UK relatives.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin who is the spokesperson of the command was the one who confirmed this incident to NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) just yesterday, Saturday.
He revealed that the man who is 53 years old was arrested on Wednesday while his wife who is 48 years old was arrested the day after.
This was after one of the family members of this man had reported this case.
According to him, the couple has admitted to the crime and they confessed how they planned to fake the kidnap so as to raise money. They wanted to use N3m to buy back their house in Lagos.
Reports say that it was the man who had the idea and shared it with his wife who agreed.
The man said he organized this act because none of his siblings who are doing well and living in the UK were willing to assist him financially.
He says if they heard that his wife had been kidnapped, they would then assist.
The spokesperson, Hundeyin mentioned that the couple sent the message while in their house so when the police had gone to the house, they met the wife and children at home.
They had told her to come to the station but she pleaded to come the following day and it was granted.
After the arrest, she admitted that she was in on the crime and she had given approval after her husband suggested it because she didn't think it would turn out this way.
The spokesperson mentioned that the couple have appealed to both the police and their families for forgiveness.
He then revealed that the couple would be charged soon.
The Lagos State Police Command have made an arrest of a couple who faked their kidnap so as to extort their relatives in the UK.
The couple was allegedly planning to extort a sum of N5m from their UK relatives.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin who is the spokesperson of the command was the one who confirmed this incident to NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) just yesterday, Saturday.
He revealed that the man who is 53 years old was arrested on Wednesday while his wife who is 48 years old was arrested the day after.
This was after one of the family members of this man had reported this case.
According to him, the couple has admitted to the crime and they confessed how they planned to fake the kidnap so as to raise money. They wanted to use N3m to buy back their house in Lagos.
Reports say that it was the man who had the idea and shared it with his wife who agreed.
The man said he organized this act because none of his siblings who are doing well and living in the UK were willing to assist him financially.
He says if they heard that his wife had been kidnapped, they would then assist.
The spokesperson, Hundeyin mentioned that the couple sent the message while in their house so when the police had gone to the house, they met the wife and children at home.
They had told her to come to the station but she pleaded to come the following day and it was granted.
After the arrest, she admitted that she was in on the crime and she had given approval after her husband suggested it because she didn't think it would turn out this way.
The spokesperson mentioned that the couple have appealed to both the police and their families for forgiveness.
He then revealed that the couple would be charged soon.