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Woman Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N3m Ransom From Church Members - Mhiz Rebecca - 08-28-2017
The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a 32-
year - old woman, Mrs. Victoria Ndu, for faking her
own kidnap.
It was learnt that Ndu, who claimed to have been
kidnapped , was rescued in Awommama in Imo State
on August 24 by men of the anti -kidnapping squad
from Akwa Ibom State police headquarters , Ikot
Akpan - Abia .
She was said to have been rearrested the same day
after investigations revealed that Ndu actually
planned her own kidnap in order to get money from
her church members.
Following investigation , the police said she was
found to have placed N 3 m as ransom for her
(Victoria ) release.
It was gathered that her younger brother, Victor
Akan, an artisan resident in Awommama in Imo State
, was also arrested for allegedly conspiring with her
to commit the crime.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP
Chukwu Ikechukwu, said in Uyo on Monday that the
suspects were rescued and arrested same day
following interrogation by men of anti -kidnapping
unit where Ndu confessed to masterminding the
crime .
He said , “ Victoria ’ s husband had, on August 16,
reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Nsit
Atai that his wife had been kidnapped . He told the
police that his wife told him that she was going to
the market that day.
“ But Nsit Atai lacked the jurisdiction to handle
kidnap matters . The case was subsequently
transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence and
Investigation Department .
“ They traced the calls used in contacting the church
members and demand for N 3 m ransom to
Awommama in Imo State. That was how the men of
the anti - kidnapping unit swung into action and
tracked down the suspects and rescued them.
“ It was while Ndu was being interrogated at the anti
- kidnapping unit that she confessed that she
actually masterminded her own kidnap . That was
how she and her brother were arrested. The brother
was arrested because both of them conspired to
fake the crime .
“ What you are seeing here today is to serve as a
deterrent to people who may be planning to go into
this kind of crime.
Police in Akwa Ibom are doing everything possible to
ensure that crime in the state is reduced to the
barest minimum .
“ The Commissioner of Police , Mr. Zubairu Muazu ,
therefore appeals to members of the public to
provide useful information that will help us to
achieve that and serve them better . ”
The suspects , in an interview , admitted to the
crime even as both pleaded to be forgiven and
attributed their action to lack of money to conduct
burial ceremony of their late parents.
Ndu, who lamented her suffering after 10 years of
marriage without a child , said , “ We are orphans
from very poor background . I only did what I did to
help my family bury our parents.
“ Our father died in 2008, but we did not conduct any
burial ceremony for him . In April this year , our
mother also died , but since then, she has not been
buried because of no money .
“ We wanted to conduct burial for both of them."