A 37-year-old woman, Bukola Ogun, said she planned her own kidnap in order to scare her husband into relocating her and children to the United States.
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, said while parading the suspect and others at the state police headquarters in Ibadan on Friday that Ogun conspired with three other persons, including her cousin, to arrange the crime.
He said, “The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command arrested a business woman who conspired with a three-man gang to orchestrate her own kidnap in order to fraudulently obtain money from her husband, Kayode Ogun, who lives with her in Ibadan.
“The incident happened on July 4, 2017 at around 7.45pm when three armed hoodlums stormed the residence of the supposed victim and kidnapped her. Barely four hours later, the suspects contacted the husband and demanded a N10m for her release.
“The husband, who did not know that it was all arranged by his wife, contacted the police and a manhunt was launched for the hoodlums. Two male suspects were later arrested.”
The suspects arrested are Kayode Adepoju and Olalekan Anafi. Ogun said that her husband, who has dual citizenship of Nigeria and the US, worked for the stock exchange and that the whole thing started like a joke. She added that she lodged herself in a hotel at Imalefalafia area of Ibadan.
“I just woke up one day and thought of a way to make my husband see reason why he should use his American citizen status to take me out of the country. It all started like a child’s play. I told my supposed abductors to tell my husband that the ransom was N10m although I knew he would not be able to pay such money. He is just a salary earner. I lodged myself in a hotel and I was there for two days. I went back home on the third day and no ransom was paid.”
Punch correspondent gathered that the husband, who resided in the US for many years before returning home a few years ago, had already begun the process of relocating the family to the US but the wife thought the process was too slow. They have been married for six years and blessed with two children.
The cousin, Adepoju, said, “She called me and said she wanted to stage her kidnap. She said she wanted to scare her husband with it so that he would see reason why it was necessary for him to take her abroad. We did not collect any money from the husband and we did not use any weapon in the operation. I was arrested a day after we kidnapped her.”
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Smh, I wonder how she feels now. I'm back from my vacay guys!
DeleteMy dear o, Ike gwuru. 😂
DeleteDoes this woman think everywhere is like Nigeria where they do everything 'sharp sharp'? Doesn't she know that there are documentation processes that need to be followed? And did her husband explain everything to her? Or he just told her 'I'm working on it' with no further details? They should go home and talk. There might be trust issues henceforth though
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DeleteWe all should be careful..
So many people are going into kidnapping...
They shall not see me or my loved ones...
Infact dem no reach!...
Our odeshi is intact!...
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ReplyDeleteDumb broad with this arrest forget U.S, even though her husband forgives her. The Embassy won't banned for life, stupid impatient woman, so stupid!!!
ReplyDeleteMake dem free them abeg. How can a woman be married and be living single? I no blame her
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm end time kidnappers n kidnappees
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ReplyDeleteLet's see how the husband will now hasten the procedure of her traveling
ReplyDeleteThats too extreme. Not even when there's a process already. She might never get to the US.
ReplyDeleteAll that gliters is not gold. She may end up suffering in the US, especially if she has no means of livelihood. Husband is a CS in Nigeria not in US. How much does he earn to sustain a jobless wife in US? We women sef...! Now she has put herself in trouble with the husband eith her stupid desparation. America! Anerica! What is in this America???? Yes, i know there is insecurity and hardship in Nigeria but not enough to kidnap self to be relocated. Thats absurd!! Think of the trauma over the kidnap. This is not fair at all...
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ReplyDeleteIf I am the husband, this is the end of the marriage. Simple
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ReplyDeleteDesperate times,desperate measures. Lmao
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