US EditionPolice Bust Fake Kidnapping Syndicate, Arrest Five Suspects in Lagos
Five suspects arrested after extorting N1.7 million from a schoolboy's mother using a staged kidnapping and viral distress video, police said.
- On Thursday, the Lagos State Police Command announced that Anti‑Kidnapping Tactical Squad operatives arrested five people in connection with a staged kidnapping that went viral online.
- Preliminary investigations found the staged abduction was set up at the residence of Umeh Victor and aimed to extort the victim's mother, who had received N4 million in contributions.
- Forensic tracing revealed the distress video of Victor Aligwo pressured his mother to pay N1.7 million via a Point-of-Sale terminal, police said the five suspects shared the ransom proceeds.
- Investigators say investigations remain ongoing and the five suspects are expected to be charged in court, while police reassured the public this was not an actual kidnapping and urged vigilance with emergency numbers 0706 101 9374, 0806 515 4338, 0806 329 9264, 0803 934 4870.
- Authorities apprehended Kosiko Patrick , Victor Aligwo , David Odudu , Anyabike Kingsley and Umeh Victor in intelligence-led operations at Volkswagen Roundabout and Ago Palace area.
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five individuals, including four teenagers aged between 15 and 19, for allegedly fabricating a kidnapping and circulating a distress video to extort money from the family of a schoolboy. The arrests were made on December 17 and 18 at the Volkswagen Roundabout and Ago Palace areas by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad. According to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adeb…
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