A young Woman fake her own kidnap with the help of her Boyfriend

A 26-year-old lady, Ataghar Namdoo, was arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Lagos State Command, for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend Emmanuel Idu, and a suspected military man, David Okpe, to fake her kidnap, in order to extort money from her employer.

It was gathered that on January 9, at about 5:30p.m. the suspect conspired with her boyfriend, Emmanuel Idu, and Okpe David, who claimed to be a military personnel, to produce a short video of her being blindfolded and driven to a bush in a truck, at Sangotedo area of Ajah.

In the video, a man was seen wearing a mask and holding a Jack knife, threatening to kill Ataghar Namdoo. The abductors were demanding N10m as ransom in the video. The two men sent two videos to the employer of the lady with a threat to kill her and to also go after the family of the employer if a ransom of N10 million was not paid.

Frightened by the threat and the follow up calls, the said employer, who is into vehicle fleet business, reported the case to the police.

The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to carry out an in-depth investigation into the case.

A well-coordinated operation was put in place which led to the successful rescue of the self-arranged victim of the abduction and the arrest of one of the two suspects, David.

Okpe David, who claims to be a military officer, said he provided the truck used in driving Namdoo to the bush.

The three suspects all hail from Benue State and have known each other for so many years.

“Both the lady and the man arrested confessed to the crime and said their aim was to extort money from the woman’s employer, which they intended to share among themselves.

It is a criminal offence for anyone to fake his or her abduction. Under the Lagos State laws, the offender, upon conviction, is liable to 14 years imprisonment.

The command has taken steps to verify the claim made by David Okpe that he is a soldier. The police have equally launched a manhunt for the second male suspect, Emmanuel Idu, who is on the run.