A 29-year-old staff of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Rafiu Rahaman has been arrested by the State Criminal Investigation Department Lagos, for faking his own abduction.
A statement released by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, says Rahaman, after faking his own kidnap traveled to Lugbe Abuja where he made a video of himself in captivity, which was sent to his co-worker.
The police spokesperson mentioned that Rahman’s accomplice Usman Sheidu ‘m’ aged 32 who demanded Five Million Naira ransom but got One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira after extensive negotiation has equally been arrested.
”Investigations reveal that Usman Sheidu who was arrested in Abuja conspired with Rahaman to self-stage the kidnap and make the video that was sent to the co-worker for ransom. Usman also confessed to have shared the ransom equally with Rahaman and used his share in acquiring a generator and other items for himself. Suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations.”Hundeyin said
He added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has vowed that perpetrators of crimes will not go undetected and unpunished.
