Police arrest two for faking kidnap to extort family members

Edo State Police Command has arrested 2 men for allegedly orchestrating a fake kidnap strategy aimed astatine extorting N4 cardinal from the household members of 1 of the suspects.

The suspects, identified arsenic Lucky Alabi, 48, and Taiye Enahoro, 37, some from Uneme Akpama Community, were apprehended by operatives attached to the Igarra Division pursuing what constabulary described arsenic intelligence-driven investigations.

Confirming the improvement successful a connection issued connected Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikioedem, said detectives uncovered the alleged program aft acting connected credible intelligence.

According to the command, preliminary investigations revealed that the fake abduction crippled was allegedly carried retired connected June 23, 2026, erstwhile 1 of the suspects reportedly contacted Alabi’s relatives and demanded ransom for his expected release.

“The Edo State Police Command wishes to pass the wide nationalist that connected 26th June, 2026, astatine astir 1030hrs, operatives of Igarra Division arrested 2 suspects, Lucky Alabi ‘M’, 48 years, and Taiye Enahoro ‘M’, 37 years, some of Uneme Akp...