The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two lovers for faking their own kidnap in Mbierebe Obio village, Ibesikpo Asutan Area of the state.
The suspects, one Imaobong Sampson, and her boyfriend, Beltus Ebong, were arrested at their hideout by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad after the case of kidnapping was reported by one Enobong Sampson, a relative of one of the suspects.
This spokesperson for the state police command, Odiko Macdon, disclosed that: “On 11/3/2024 at about 10:00hrs, a report was received from one Enobong Sampson ‘F’ of Nung Oku Village in Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A that her sister, one Imaobong Francis Sampson, was kidnapped and that the kidnappers were demanding for a ransom of N4 million.
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“As a result, operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the command embarked on an intense and intelligence-driven investigation so as to track down the perpetrators and rescue the victim. On 12/3/2024 at about 23:15hrs, the said purported victim, one Imaobong Sampson ‘M’, and her boyfriend, Beltus Ebong ‘M’, were arrested in their hideout at Mbierebe Obio Village, Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A.”
Upon their arrest, Imaobong reportedly confessed that she planned and staged the kidnap with her syndicate in order to extort money from her aunt.
Macdon added: “She confessed to having conspired with her boyfriend, one Beltus Ebong, ‘M’, Dominic Friday Charlie ‘M’, her sister, Enobong Sampson ‘F’, and Inyene Ime Akpan now at large to proclaim her kidnap in order to raise money from her aunty who is based abroad.”