HOUSEWIFE PLANS OWN KIDNAP: In Nigeria anything can happen to acquire money, no matter whose ox is gored. A housewife known as Hadijat Kabir was arrested by the crack team of the police in Lagos for planning her own kidnap.
She arranged her own kidnap to defraud her own husband of 27 years with many children to defraud her husband with the sum of N15 million.
The police said Mrs. Kabir and her suspected co-conspirators committed the act at Ado-Odo, Ota local government area of Ogun State where she was supposedly being held.
Edgar Imohimi, the state commissioner of police, said while the suspects were hiding in Ado-Odo, they made several calls to Muraino Kabir asking him to pay a ransom of N15 million to secure his wife’s freedom.
Mr Imohimi told reporters during a press briefing at the Lagos State police command headquarters, Ikeja, that Mrs Kabir confessed during interrogation that she planned the fake kidnap with the help of the other suspects.
“On Aug. 2, 2018 at about 3:30pm, one Alhaji Kabir Muraino of Governor’s Road, Ikotun, reported at Ikotun Police Station that his wife, Hadijat Kabir, and daughter, Hamidat Kemi, who is of unsound mind, were kidnapped same date on their way to Psychiatric Hospital, Oshodi, Lagos.
“That the kidnappers were demanding for the sum of N15million before the hostages would be released. Based on this, I directed the Anti-Kidnapping Squad to ensure speedy rescue of the hostages and arrest of the suspects.
“Investigation revealed that the kidnappers were making their demands from a community in Ogun State, called Ado-Odo, Ado–Odo Ota LGA.
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“The operatives of the squad mobilized to the area and busted the camp of the kidnappers. The hostages were rescued and two suspects were arrested, while the rest fled the scene.â€
He said based on the report of Mr. Kabir, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad began investigating the alleged crime and soon discovered that it was planned.
Speaking to reporters, Mrs Kabir corroborated the police chief’s story of what happened, adding that she did it because her husband did not give her money despite being rich.
“I kept myself in place, no one kidnapped me. I did it because I needed money, I asked my husband for a sum of ₦500,000 but he refused. He has different companies and many houses here in Lagos and he doesn’t give me money,†she said.
The housewife, Mrs Kabir said despite being married to her husband for 27 years with four children between them, Mr Muraino was not taking good care of her.
One of the arrested suspects, Ahmed Kudus, said he did not take part in planning the fake kidnap but merely helped his brother, another suspect to make phone calls.
“I didn’t know Hadijat Kabir before, I met her when she came to meet my brother, Ahmed Lukman about five days ago. She mentioned that she wanted to take her child for treatment and I suggested a hospital but she said the situation of the child is beyond hospital matter and that she needed to go to an herbalist.
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“Later, I heard my brother talking to someone on the phone demanding money, while the housewife, Hadijat was crying in pretense. I helped by collecting the phone to tell the man to give them the money they asked for.â€
Mr Imohimi added that investigation into the case was still ongoing as they police are still working to arrest other fleeing suspects.â€
www.sojworld.com © August 6, 2018
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