Akpooh Edet, a 35-year-old suspect, has been apprehended by security operatives for staging his own abduction and demanding a ransom fee of N50 million from his boss.
The male suspect works as a security guard at Rubber Estate in Ose River, Ovia South West Local Government area of Edo State.
The Hope Newspaper reported that Edet was arrested after Edo Command of the Department of State Security (DSS) contacted the local police, Ondo State Amotekun Corps.
The local police traced the suspect to his hideout at the residence of one Libon James in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government area of the state.
The Commander of Ondo Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, averred that James might not be aware of the intention of Eden, staging his own kidnap.
Edet was paraded along with 22 other suspects at the headquarters of the local police.
However, two suspects were to be handed over to DSS for further interrogation.
Stage Game
More revelation from the Senior Security Manager of the firm, Oluwole Adesonlu, discloses that he had known the suspect had worked for the firm for over 10-year.
Initially, Edet and his group had requested N50 million but reduced it to N35 million, and when their plan was not working, they reduced the payment to N15 million.
“We discovered that one of my guards was missing. We began the search for him and contacted the DSS,” Adesonlu noted.
“It was during the investigation that I contacted Amotekun in Igbotako, and Edet was tracked to where he was hiding. Two accomplices were arrested in Edo State, and we discovered that it was a self-kidnap to extort money from the company.”