- 18-Year-Old College Student Stages Own Abduction to Extort N50m Ransom
- Moses Amarks, reportedly conspired with friends to stage the false abduction
- Jetro provided hideout in Karji village, Sabon-Tasha
The Niger State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old student of the College of Health, Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly faking his own kidnapping and demanding a N50 million ransom from his mother.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspect, identified as Moses Amarks, reportedly conspired with friends to stage the false abduction in an attempt to extort money from his parents.
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Police spokesperson SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement, said the case was reported to the Maje Division on August 4, 2025, after the victim’s mother received a threatening call claiming her son had been kidnapped.
“On August 4, 2025, a report was received at the Maje Division that a call was made to a woman, claiming her son, Moses Amarks, had been kidnapped and demanding a N50 million ransom,” Abiodun said.
According to him, operatives tracked the suspect to the Zuba motor park in Abuja, where he was arrested. During interrogation, Amarks allegedly admitted to collaborating with a friend, 22-year-old Emmanuel Moses, a former student of the same school, to carry out the plan.
Abiodun added that Emmanuel contacted his brother, identified as Jetro, in Kaduna State, who provided a hideout in Karji village, Sabon-Tasha.
The pair reportedly stayed there for six days before Amarks decided to reappear when the ransom was not paid.
Police said the investigation is ongoing, and efforts are being made to arrest Jetro.
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