Ondo: Police Arrest Man For Faking Own Kidnap

Ondo: Police Arrest Man For Faking Own Kidnap

The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered and foiled a staged kidnapping incident, leading to the arrest of the purported victim and one of his accomplices. The arrest, according to a brief made available to news men by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abayomi Jimoh, took place in Akure. Jimoh said: “On 5th July, 2026, one Mrs. Iyabo of Oda Road, Akure, reported to the Police that her 33-year-old son, Olawale Sikiru, of St. Luke Str…

Man arrested for faking own kidnap, collecting N50k ransom from family

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 …

Man and his accomplice arrested for staging own k!dnap in Ondo - Newsy People

The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered and foiled a staged kidnapping incident, leading to the arrest of the purported victim and one of his accomplices in Akure.    A statement from the police says that on July 5, one Mrs. Iyabo of Oda Road, Akure, reported to the Police that her 33-year-old son, Olawale Sikiru, of St. Luke Street, Akure, had allegedly been k!dnapped while travelling to Igbara-Oke for work by unknown persons.   Following t…

Ondo Police Arrest Man Accused of Staging Own Kidnap for Ransom

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Olawale Sikiru, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping in Akure. Police also arrested a suspected accomplice, Agbelusi Ayomide, 23, who was accused of helping him carry out the fake abduction plot. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on […] The post Ondo Police Arrest Man Accused of Staging Own Kidnap for Ransom appeared first o…

Police arrest Ondo man for allegedly staging own kidnap

He said the complianant reported that her 33-year-old son had allegedly been kidnapped by unknown persons while travelling to Igbara-Oke for work.