A 19-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested by the police in Adamawa State for organising his own abduction and collecting N1 million from his father as ransom.

The suspect, Israel Emmanuel, allegedly got three of his friends together to perfect his faked abduction, keeping him out of sight and communicating with his father to collect the ransom.

The Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the arrest of Israel who was said to have confessed to the self-kidnapping drama with two other accomplices, Fartaci Mustapha and Zakka Nuhu, both from Mubi North Local Government Area.

A third accomplice, Abdullhamid Mohammed, was still on the run from both his friends and the police at the time of filing this report.

Israel, who hails from Mararaba Mubi, allegedly met Zakka Nuhu at the Welcome to Mubi area of Mubi town and left for Muvir in Mubi North LGA to hide himself in Fartaci’s house for six days while they negotiated ransom with Israel’s father.

Fartaci was said to have made the telephone calls to Israel’s father, Emmanuel, telling him about the ‘abduction’ of his son.

After Fartaci introduced himself to Emmanuel as one of the kidnappers, he handed over the phone to Israel and they communicated.

Israel told the father that he had been abducted and ransom was required to get him out.

After six days in Muvir, Israel returned to Mubi and regrouped with his other accomplices to mount pressure on his father until the father agreed to pay N1 million.

He detailed Fartaci and Abdulhamid to go to the bush in Mararaba Mubi to collect the ransom.

The two met with Emmanuel, but it was Abdulhamid who took the money where it was kept for them.

To the dismay of the rest in the kidnapping plot, Abdulhamid declared N500,000 only as the amount the father paid as ransom for Israel’s release.

Israel returned home with N200,000 as his share of the N500,000 loot while Abdulhamid, who knew how he had betrayed his friends by keeping half of the loot to himself, promptly dropped out of sight, long before the police got into the matter.

The other suspects were arrested following a complaint made to the Adamawa State Police Command by Israel’s father, Emmanuel, who at the time did not know that it was his son who abducted himself.


The Police Public Relations Officer in Adamawa State, Suleimam Nguroje, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the arrest, assuring that the suspects would be charged to court.



https://thenationonlineng.net/19-year-old-kidnaps-self-collects-n1m-from-father/

Children of nowadays

kernniejay:
What on earth could a 19 years old need N1 million for?
He probably also wants to buy Benz and wear Gucci. These are the kind of young people influenced by the likes of portable.

Bro, Portable na legit hustler na.
You suppose say "the likes of John Lyon, the notorious kidnapper."

Problem with crime...one always leaves evidence behind.

What on earth could a 19 years old need N1 million for?
He probably also wants to buy Benz and wear Gucci. These are the kind of young people influenced by the likes of portable.

kernniejay:
What on earth could a 19 years old need N1 million for?
He probably also wants to buy Benz and wear Gucci. These are the kind of young people influenced by the likes of portable.

Lol..which benz would he buy for N1m

Plus as the article says..he got 200000 as his share...the joke he trusted to collect the money took N1m, declared he had only collected N500000, took his share of that amount, and went and hid the remaining N500000

Honor among thieves indeed

(I don't like Portable, but at least he makes a legit living from his music. If he has benz and gucci...he bought it with his earnings. If some of his fans cannot see that....)

From father?
Children of nowadays ehnn

kernniejay:
What on earth could a 19 years old need N1 million for?
He probably also wants to buy Benz and wear Gucci. These are the kind of young people influenced by the likes of portable.

Highest he'll buy iPhone 13 pro max,, sleep for hotel for like 3weeks,, club and flex... Money don finish be that

Abdulhamid betrayed his friends by declaring that N500k was the ransome paid after keeping other half to himself.

They should all be stripped naked with pepper rubbed on their bodies, tied upside down facing a tree and flogged 200 strokes of horse whip each.

Who knows if the father himself is a kidnapper or bandit bander?

Israel following Abdul...evil communication corrupts good manners

I pity this generation