Man Kidnaps Self, Demands N2million Ransom From Brothers

 the police in Enugu State
have arrested one Samuel
Ani after he allegedly
“kidnapped himself” and
demanded N2 million ransom
from his brothers.
Samuel saw his own kidnap as
the quickest way of getting financial assistance from his
brothers, who he labeled “stingy fellows”.
However, it has ended up badly for the coffin dealer, an
indigene of Ugwuaji, Enugu South Local Government Area.
It was gathered that he faked kidnap and hid himself for
six days at a bush behind his shop situated at Gariki axis
of Awkunanaw also in Enugu South, from where he was
making telephone calls to his two younger brothers in a
very convincing tone that he had been abducted and that
the sum of N2 million was required to get him out of the
purported kidnappers den, else he would be killed.
The spokesman of the police in Enugu State, Ebere
Amaraizu, DSP, who confirmed the incident disclosed that
the case was reported to the State Police Command,
which mobilized its anti- kidnapping unit.
According to him, “when Samuel intensified his call that
the purported kidnappers were on the verge of killing him
if his people cannot bring the money, which was later
reduced to N1.2m, some amount of money was sent across
to the account number provided by the purported
kidnappers and a certain girl who went to cash the sum of
initial N100, 000 sent into the account in one of the new
generation banks located around Agbani road axis on
29/8/13, was tracked and picked by the operatives.
“Her revelation led to the arrest of Samuel who disclosed
that he was not kidnapped but that he kidnapped himself
so that his wealthy younger brothers can pay money for
ransom which he will use to sort out his business dealings”
The girl was identified as one Oluchi Faith Ogbu from
Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the
state and a fiancee to Samuel Ani.
“When interrogated, Oluchi Faith Ogbu said that the
account belongs to her but was instructed by Samuel to
supply the account number so that his brothers can pay
the ransom via the account and that she was to cash it as
soon as she receives alert of the payment and bring it to
him.”
The police spokesman said Oluchi’s confession, however,
led to the arrest of Samuel, who said he was not
kidnapped but maintained that he kidnapped himself so
that his wealthy younger brothers could pay ransom which
he would use to sort out his business dealings.
He said apart from the trick he adopted, nothing would
make his brothers give him any monetary assistance even
though he regretted his actions.
Ani admitted that the step he took was not good in the
sight of God, man or law and pleaded for forgiveness.
He said he is a father of five children but never revealed
to Oluchi that he was married as he had promised to
marry her.