Girl plans her kidnap with her boyfriend to extort money from parents

One Miss Grace Igwe have been arrested after her plans to kidnap herself for a ransom failed. The 22-year-old Igwe reportedly allegedly dragged her boyfriend Sunday Bright in her plans and when their plans failed, the Edo state-born boy was arrested alongside his lover.

Grace who lives with her parents in Umuahia was reported missing by her father Obinna Igwe on August 9, who led the police to Bright.

Mr Leye Oyebade, the commissioner of police, said “Search for the whereabouts of the missing Grace Igwe by the police and the family of the victim yielded positive result when an unknown caller demanded N100,000 ransom, which was paid in parts into the bank account of the suspect. This link was followed by the police in their investigation until the suspect was arrested on September 9 at Akpakpava area in Benin City, Edo”

The police followed the link in their investigation which led to the arrests of the suspects on September 9 at Akpakpava area in Benin City, Edo State and the suspect led the police on the rescue of the victim.”

Narrating how they planned the kidnap, Bright said Igwe had come to him asking for N200,000 and when he couldn’t meet up, she demanded to have whatever he could give her. According to him, her actions had him suspecting she had an encounter with fraudsters. He also asked her if her parents were aware that she needed such an amount and when she said no, he started contacting them on her behalf, in order to raise money for the fraudsters (Igwe told him that they seized her phone and belongings pending when she returned with the ransom). Bright confirmed that Igwe stayed with him for the three weeks she had been declared missing, but maintained that she wasn’t kidnapped, and they were trying to raise the money before their arrest.

He also asked her if her parents were aware that she needed such an amount and when she said no, he started contacting them on her behalf, in order to raise money for the fraudsters (Igwe told him that they seized her phone and belongings pending when she returned with the ransom). Bright confirmed that Igwe stayed with him for the three weeks she had been declared missing, but maintained that she wasn’t kidnapped, and they were trying to raise the money before their arrest.

Bright confirmed that Igwe stayed with him for the three weeks she had been declared missing, but maintained that she wasn’t kidnapped, and they were trying to raise the money before their arrest.