Witness narrates how Ex-HoS, allies diverted public funds to private companies in court
18-Year-Old girl arrested For Staging Her Own Kidnap
By Dayo Badmus
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, to fake her kidnap and demand N30m ransom from her family.
She was arrested along with another alleged accomplice, Precious Chukwu, 22, as the ransom money was being dropped, Police said.
“This is a case of conspiracy and staged kidnapping,” state Police commissioner Hakeem Odumosu said in a statement.
He said Offiah’s boyfriend, an Uber driver and “the man at the center of this case”, is still on the run.
“We are going after him because he conspired with one of these two ladies, Offiah, who faked her kidnap.”
Odumosu said that after negotiation, the ransom was reduced to 700,000 naira (1,851 dollars).
Kidnapping for ransom is common in southern Nigeria where oil workers, prominent Nigerians, including relatives of sports stars, have been abducted in recent years.
The victims are usually released unhurt after ransom payments.
