One Pastor James Clement who allegedly kidnapped himself and demanded for N5 million ransom from his family members has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command.
The Kaduna police command’s spokesman,Yakubu Sabo in a statement on Wednesday disclosed that Clement and his conspirator, George Otokpa, were arrested in their hideout by the police anti-kidnapping unit on Monday.
The statement said that Clement falsely claimed to have been kidnapped while Otokpa engaged his family to negotiate for ransom while in their hideout.
Sabo also said that on 27th January, 2020 at about 19:17hrs, one Pastor James Clement 39 years of Nasarawa Tirkaniya Kaduna and George Otokpa of No. 23 Aleri Water by Sarki Street Kudandan in Chikun L.G.A, were arrested by the Operatives of the Command’s Anti–Kidnapping Unit for allegedly conspiring, faking the kidnapping of the 1st suspect and demanded the payment of N5 million as ransom from his own family through text messages using the 2nd suspect as the negotiator.
Sabo said the arrest followed a report made by two members of Clement’s family about his purported abduction.
Clement was tracked and arrested at his hideout where he hid himself, falsely claimed being kidnapped and conspired with his friend George Otokpa to engage his family in negotiation for ransom, the statement added.
According to the police spokesman, the suspects were being interrogated and would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.