Police catch man for fake kidnapping

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 34-year-old man over the fake kidnapping of a two-year-old boy named Rito Davou. This was announced by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, on Friday through a post on the Nigeria Police Force’s official X account.

Iniedu explained that the police also arrested other members of a suspected kidnapping and armed robbery gang in a separate investigation.

The statement said, “In the first case, operatives arrested Nansik Wuyep Sule, 34, in connection with the reported kidnapping of two-year-old Rito Jesse Davou. Investigation revealed that Sule allegedly conspired with the child’s biological mother, Catherine Davou, to stage the kidnapping and create the impression that the child had been abducted, with an initial ransom demand of N7m.

“Further investigation revealed that the child was kept at Sule’s residence, where a subsequent ransom demand of N15m was made. Another suspect, Luka Emmanuel Butdam, was also arrested for allegedly making calls to the child’s grandmother in connection with the ransom demand.”

The statement confirmed that the child was found “and safely rescued and, after receiving medical attention, handed over to his biological father.”