How 3 Sacked Workers Planned To Kidnap Ex-Boss & Demand N5m Ransom

MICHAEL AKINOLA 

Three sacked company workers are in Police net in Ogun State after they allegedly conspired to kidnap their former employer, Ifenuga Olayinka and had demanded N5m from him in exchange for freedom. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the three suspects, Peter Nse 24, Chukwuma Nwobodo 48 and Michael Umanah 30, have been arrested by operatives from the Ogun State Police Command and are currently in custody undergoing interrogation over their conduct. 

This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer,  SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed that they were arrested following a complaint lodged at Igbeba Divisional Headquarters by one Ifenuga Olayinka, who reported that he received a text message on his phone from someone who described himself as a “Killer Vagabond of Africa”.

In the said message, the author directed the complainant to pay the sum of N5 million into a bank account he sent to him or risk being kidnapped within the shortest possible time.

Upon the report, the DPO Igbeba Division, CSP Musiliu Doga, detailed his detectives to unravel those behind the message.

The detectives there and then embarked on technical and intelligence based investigation, which led them to Anambra State, where two of the suspects namely Peter Nse and Chukwuma Nwobodo were arrested.

Oyeyemi said their arrest led the detectives to Ago Iwoye, where the third suspect, Michael Umanah, was apprehended.

”It was when they were brought before the complainant that he identified them as his former employees, whom he laid off not quite long ago for certain misconduct.”

“On interrogation, they all confessed to the commission of the crime and claimed to have made the attempt just because they were not happy as the complainant terminated their appointment.” he said.

He added that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to Anti-kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.

The suspects may likely be charged before the Court for the alleged offence but that will be after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.