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A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own k!dnap and extorting N10m in ransom from their families and friends
Punch Metro learnt that the couple faked the abduction on January 7 to solicit funds for the husband, who intended to return to the United States due to a lack of financial support.
A police source who spoke to Punch on Thursday said the suspects contacted relatives on both sides of the family and claimed they had been k!dnapped while demanding ransom.
The source added that the families raised N10m within three days, believing the money was meant to secure their release.
“The couple faked their k!dnapping, thereby calling on friends and families for contributions towards the ransom payment. And what happened was, according to them, the husband wanted to travel back to the US, and he needed some money, but their sponsors were not forthcoming, so they planned it together that maybe by the time they do that, they’ll be able to raise some money.”
Speaking on their arrest
Punch Metro learnt that the couple faked the abduction on January 7 to solicit funds for the husband, who intended to return to the United States due to a lack of financial support.
A police source who spoke to Punch on Thursday said the suspects contacted relatives on both sides of the family and claimed they had been k!dnapped while demanding ransom.
The source added that the families raised N10m within three days, believing the money was meant to secure their release.
“The couple faked their k!dnapping, thereby calling on friends and families for contributions towards the ransom payment. And what happened was, according to them, the husband wanted to travel back to the US, and he needed some money, but their sponsors were not forthcoming, so they planned it together that maybe by the time they do that, they’ll be able to raise some money.”
Speaking on their arrest
