Couple Arrested For Staging Kidnap In Niger State

A 39 years old Mohammed Mohammed and his wife Sadiya Ibrahim
Umar, 31 years old of Limawa area of Minna have been arrested by
the Niger State Police Command for conspiracy and self
kidnapping.

It would be recalled that on 15th July 2021, Sadiya was reported
to have been kidnapped by an unknown person(s) having boarded a
tricycle at Challenge Junction, Maitumbi going to Old Airport road
Minna after closing from work at Umar Bn khattab International
School, Maitumbi.

The following day, the father was contacted by an unknown caller
demanding N5 million ransom which was later reduced to N1 million
and was dropped at a location in Rafin-yashi, Minna for the
anonymous caller.

Sadiya re-surfaced on the 21st of the same month and was invited
by the Police for questioning.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu
Abiodun, while narrating the incident, said Sadiya confessed to
having conspired with her husband ‘Mohammed’ to fake her kidnap and
was taken to Nugupi village via Paiko where she was kept by her
husband at his friend’s place during interrogation.

The PPRO said the husband also confessed to have collected the
wife’s phone and handed it over to one Abdullahi, his friend, who
negotiated and collected the ransom on his behalf.

He said the case is under investigation while effort was ongoing
to arrest Abdullahi, adding that the suspects would be arraigned in
court as soon as the investigation is concluded.

“This is the third of its kind in recent times where such crimes
are faked,” the PPRO said.

A 39 years old Mohammed Mohammed and his wife Sadiya Ibrahim
Umar, 31 years old of Limawa area of Minna have been arrested by
the Niger State Police Command for conspiracy and self
kidnapping.

It would be recalled that on 15th July 2021, Sadiya was reported
to have been kidnapped by an unknown person(s) having boarded a
tricycle at Challenge Junction, Maitumbi going to Old Airport road
Minna after closing from work at Umar Bn khattab International
School, Maitumbi.

The following day, the father was contacted by an unknown caller
demanding N5 million ransom which was later reduced to N1 million
and was dropped at a location in Rafin-yashi, Minna for the
anonymous caller.

Sadiya re-surfaced on the 21st of the same month and was invited
by the Police for questioning.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu
Abiodun, while narrating the incident, said Sadiya confessed to
having conspired with her husband ‘Mohammed’ to fake her kidnap and
was taken to Nugupi village via Paiko where she was kept by her
husband at his friend’s place during interrogation.

The PPRO said the husband also confessed to have collected the
wife’s phone and handed it over to one Abdullahi, his friend, who
negotiated and collected the ransom on his behalf.

He said the case is under investigation while effort was ongoing
to arrest Abdullahi, adding that the suspects would be arraigned in
court as soon as the investigation is concluded.

“This is the third of its kind in recent times where such crimes
are faked,” the PPRO said.