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”.