Police in Kwara have arrested a housewife, Yemi Samuel, for allegedly faking her kidnap in order to collect N5 million ransom from her husband’s family.
Kwara police commissioner, Kayode Egbetokun, told newsmen on Wednesday that the arrest was made on Tuesday.
Mr Egbetokun said Mrs Samuel left home on June 15 and went into hiding, claiming she was kidnapped by an unknown gang while cleaning the compound.
He said that the housewife who was the only one speaking to the husband’s family on phone, claimed the kidnappers were not willing to talk to anyone due to fear of their voice being recognised.
The police commissioner said the amount was provided by her husband’s family and well-wishers.
Unaware that the money had been raised, Egbetokun said the woman called her husband’s family and said the ransom had been reduced to N1 million.
Egbetokun said the family reported the case to the police and a team of operatives tracked the suspect’s phone calls to Kulende area of the state where she hid in her parent’s rented apartment.
The suspect said she faked her kidnap to help her husband out of his financial problems.
“I planned my kidnap to collect N5 million ransom from my husband’s family to help my husband.
“My husband’s family are rich, but they are not willing to help him out of his financial difficulties,” she said.
