A 20-year old girl, Tohebat Adebayo has been arrested alongside her 30-year old boyfriend, Afolabi Ogunremi by the officers of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly conspiring to simulate her kidnap.
CP Ahmed Iliyasu, Ogun State Commissioner of Police
Tohebat was reported kidnapped on the 27th of September, 2017 at Lafenwa Police station by her parents. In their complaint they revealed that: “Tohebat left home to Lafenwa market but did not return home only for them to be called on phone by an unknown man who informed them that their daughter has been kidnapped. The kidnapper then demanded for a sum of N200,000 as ransom.”
Receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa Police Station, CSP Kayode Ayilara led his detectives on a technical investigation of the case which according to a release by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi led them to an abandoned house inside the GRA where the girl was being kept.
The discovery led to the arrest of Adebayo who happened to be the security man in the house. On interrogation, Adebayo claimed to be the boyfriend of the girl and that they both planned to simulate her kidnap in order to raise money for her forthcoming birthday from the parents.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the immediate transfer of the matter to the anti-kidnapping and cultists unit of criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.
The CP also advised parents to train their children properly so that they will not become embarrassment to them in future.
– Wale Adewunmi, Ogun State Correspondent