Teenagers fake kidnap, demand ₦200,000 ransom from father in Niger

A 15-year-old lad and his 17-year-old accomplice person been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly staging a fake kidnap successful a failed effort to extort ₦200,000 from the teenager’s father.

The suspects, identified arsenic Kelvin Faga, 15, and Mayowa Ojewuyi, popularly known arsenic “Mayor,” 17, were apprehended aft constabulary investigations revealed that the purported abduction was orchestrated by the duo.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, Kelvin near location for religion connected July 20, 2026, but did not return, prompting his household to study him missing astatine the ‘B’ Division successful Suleja.

Abiodun said that the pursuing day, the household received a telephone telephone demanding a ransom of ₦200,000, with the caller claiming that Kelvin had been kidnapped.

He said constabulary operatives instantly commenced investigations and, acting connected credible intelligence, tracked the teen to a edifice successful Suleja connected July 25, wherever helium was recovered successful the institution of his alleged accomplice.

“The suspects confessed during interrogation that they planned the fake kidnap to extort ₦200,000 from Kelvin’s begetter and stock the wealth betwixt themselves,” Abiodun stated.

The constabulary spokesperson said some suspects are presently successful the custody of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), wherever further investigatio...