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Man kidnaps own father, collects N2.5 million ransom
Man kidnaps own father, collects N2.5 million ransom
The anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara Police Command has arrested Issa Naigheti for kidnapping his father, Bature Naigboho, and collecting a ransom of N2.5 million.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin.
Okasanmi said Police operatives arrested Naigheti on Jan. 4 around Kambi area, Ilorin, while on the trail of suspected kidnappers.
“He confessed under interrogation to having conspired with two others to kidnap his father in Igboho/Igbeti area of Oyo State and collected N2.5 million as ransom.
“Efforts are ongoing to arrest his other accomplices, and the case would be transferred to Oyo State, the venue of the crime,” Okasanmi said.