{"id":682931,"date":"2019-08-16T08:40:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:40:43","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/boy-15-stages-own-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom-to-celebrate-graduation\/\">\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"http"},"modified":"2019-08-16T08:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:40:43","slug":"boy-15-stages-own-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom-to-celebrate-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/16\/boy-15-stages-own-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom-to-celebrate-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 15, stages own kidnap, demands N500,000 ransom to celebrate graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/boy-15-stages-own-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom-to-celebrate-graduation\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/police-arrest-2-over-fake-kidnapping-claims.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Police arrest 2 over fake kidnapping claims\"\/><\/div>\n<p>15-year-old boy has allegedly staged his own kidnap and demanded N500,000 as a ransom.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, who was paraded in Jos on Thursday, said: \u201cI was the one who initiated the plan and not my friends. I wanted my father to give me money for clothes and to also celebrate my graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police, Plateau Command, Isaac Akinmoyede, said five persons were arrested in a case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping, including the victim, who staged his own kidnap.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police chief, the father of the victim, Jerry Vichi, had on July 19 reported at \u2018A\u2019 Division, Jos that his son, working as an apprentice at a motor vehicle electrical wiring shop, did not return home after the day\u2019s job.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s father reported that he received a phone call from a hidden number informing him that his son had been kidnapped and taken away from Jos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe father said that the caller demanded N500,000 ransom and threatened the boy\u2019s life,\u201d said Akinmoyede.<\/p>\n<p>Akinmoyede added that the command had arrested 44 suspects in connection with alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, and other cult-related activities as part of its efforts to protect lives and property of the people of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have arrested 11 notorious kidnap suspects and a syndicate responsible for the recent kidnap at Plateau State Polytechnic Staff quarters, Haipang, Zawan and other places in Jos South Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have also arrested two suspects in a case of threat to life and kidnapping at Bokkos Local Government Area and another for criminal activities, armed robbery and allegedly belonging to an unlawful society, with a locally-made pistol and two live ammunition recovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree suspects for culpable homicide and cult-related offences were also arrested for shooting one Chinedu Okoye dead at Chorbe junction in Jos North Local Government Area, while other armed robbery suspects were also apprehended,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>saharareporters.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15-year-old boy has allegedly staged his own kidnap and demanded N500,000 as a ransom. The suspect, who was paraded in Jos on Thursday, said: \u201cI was the one who initiated the plan and not my friends. 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