According to the Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP, Olarinde Famous-Cole, on July 3, Victor Udoh
reported to the command that his younger brother, Ufom Edet Udoh, had been
abducted at Liverpool in Apapa area of Lagos State.
Famous-Cole said men of the
command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, quickly swung into action and traced calls the
complainant received on his phone.
He said that this led to the arrest
of one Paul Philips Okiemute, who reported the case at the work place of the
supposed victim.
Famous-Cole said: “Okiemute, upon
questioning, confessed that Ufom staged his own kidnap in order to collect
money from his elder brother Victor, to solve his financial problems. Ufom was
not kidnapped at all. It was all a planned attempt to stage his own kidnap, so
that he could be paid N60 million ransom by his elder brother.
“Okiemute said he made calls to Victor
with an unknown number, demanding a ransom of N60 million. Ufom was later
picked up, confessed to the crime. He confessed to have checked into a hotel at
Iyana-Ipaja area on July 3, where he spent three nights without food and water,
hoping to cash the money.’’
Famous-Cole added that the
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni has ordered that the
suspects should be immediately charged to court to serve as a deterrent to
others.
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