Edo Police arrest Enahoro, Alabi over alleged self-kidnapping

Edo State Police Command says its operatives connected June 26, 2026 arrested 1 Taiye Enahoro and Lucky Alabi implicit alleged engagement successful self-kidnapping.

A connection issued connected Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Eno Ikoedem said its operative attached to the Igarra Division made the apprehension pursuing credible intelligence.

The PPRO explained that preliminary probe revealed that the “criminal program was executed connected 23rd June, 2026, erstwhile Taiye Enahoro allegedly placed respective telephone calls to relatives of Lucky Alabi, falsely claiming that Alabi had been kidnapped and demanding the sum N4,000,000 arsenic ransom for his release”.

He said the suspects person confessed to their respective roles successful the staged kidnapping, stressing that they “will beryllium charged to tribunal upon decision of investigation”.

According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika warned members of the nationalist against engaging successful immoderate signifier of transgression deception, including staging kidnappings to extort wealth from unsuspecting relatives.

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