Man Kidnaps Fiancee To Raise Money For Traditional Wedding, Demands N50m Ransom

A 28-year-old man, Bello Ahmed has confessed to kidnapping his fiancee, Hannah Queen at Apo Estate in Abuja so as to raise money for their traditional marriage.

The suspect allegedly conspired alongside Ibrahim Mohammed, 30; Bilyamiyu Mohammed, 30; and Uche Daniel 34 to abduct his lover on March 26, 2022.

The victim who is a lawyer and daughter of a diplomat met the suspect in Dubai, United Arab Emirate.

The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) after the victim’s uncle, ACP Yusuf Sanni filed a report at the IRT Headquarters at Guzape.

The police said the suspects were arrested for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping over the well-coordinated kidnap.

In his statement, the suspect claimed that the victim put him under pressure to raise money for their traditional marriage.

He said, “My lover put so much pressure on me to marry her. So, I was forced to kidnap her to raise the money I needed. I regret my involvement in the act as I couldn’t get the money. I expected that I will be paid the ransom.”

Investigation revealed that the incident took place in Abuja in the three bedroom apartment rented by the suspect. The victim had gone to visit her lover and was relaxing in the living room when the three other accomplice who were already in the apartment appeared and took them into captivity.

Bello pretended that he had sent N10m to the kidnappers for their release through a fake bank alert, until the victim discovered the antics and started calling her parents for her release.

The key suspect confessed that they expected a total of N50m as ransom from the parents of the victim so that the gang would get up to at least N10m each.

Exhibits recovered from the the suspects include a hack saw, two masks, one beret cap, one masking tape and one iPhone.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba has directed the police officers to perform a thorough investigations and make sure justice served.