A 24-year-old woman, Medinat Ibrahim was on Wednesday paraded by Police Command in Kwara for allegedly conspiring with two others to arrange her kidnap to collect ransom from her family.
Briefing journalists at police Command Headquarters, Ilorin, CP Mohammed Bagega said on Jan. 2 information was received from one Nurudeen Solagberu that one Medinat Ibrahim of Olude Oke-Fomo area of Ilorin was kidnapped by unknown persons.
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Bagega said the command received the information at some minutes past 5pm via its emergency telephone lines.
According to him, on the strength of the information, the complainant was directed to make a formal report at Oloje Police Division that has jurisdiction over the area.
“Preliminary investigation revealed a conspiracy, so I directed the newly constituted state anti-kidnapping to take over the investigation.
“It was however revealed in the course of investigation that the said Medinat Ibrahim conspired with one Amudalat Wahab, her sister to arrange for her kidnap.
“A GTBank account No. 0116404467 belonging to one Hammed Lekan was used to cash the ransom of N250, 000 paid by the father of the suspect.
“The suspect later confessed that she needed money for something, hence she devised the fake kidnap.
“All the suspects have been arrested, exhibit recovered and case under investigation,” said the CP. (NAN)
