A Lagos-based couple arranged their own abduction and demanded a ransom of N5 million from their relatives.
This was confirmed by the state police command which identified the husband as a 53-year-old technician and the wife as a 48-year-old masseuse and bone setter.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed this to journalists, said the couple were apprehended by the police last week after the husband’s family member reported the purported kidnap.
He stated that the couple, who admitted to the crime, claimed they planned the abduction in order to raise N3 million to buy back their house in a neighbourhood in Badagry, a coastal town in Lagos State.
“The man brought the idea and sold it to his wife. He did not deny it before the police. He said he did it through a text message for a purpose. He said he did it because he wanted to buy back his house with N3 million,” the Police PPRO told NAN.