The Ondo state police command says it has arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and collecting ransom from his family.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Abayomi Jimoh, the police spokesperson in Ondo, said the suspect, identified as Olawale Sikiru, was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice following an intelligence-led investigation.
Jimoh said the case was reported to the police on July 5 after Iyabo, the suspect’s mother, alleged that her son had been kidnapped while travelling to Igbara-Oke for work.
He said the family was contacted by the purported kidnappers, who demanded a ransom of N1 million.
The police spokesperson said detectives immediately launched an investigation, deploying intelligence assets and carrying out forensic analysis of the telephone number used to demand the ransom.
According to him, the investigation led to Sikiru’s arrest on July 7, where he was found to
