- Betrayal: Man Pays N900,000 to Kidnap Aunt Who Raised Him
- The police said the plot collapsed after the men Destiny approached turned out not to be kidnappers
- During interrogation, the suspect admitted his involvement but said he could not explain his actions
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 31 year old man, Chukwemeka Destiny, for allegedly attempting to kidnap his aunt who raised him from childhood.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspect was paraded by the police spokesperson, Edafe Bright, who disclosed that Destiny paid N900,000 to individuals he believed were kidnappers to abduct the woman.
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According to Bright, the suspect made two payments, an initial N200,000 followed by another N700,000, in a plan that ultimately failed.
“All of a sudden something just came up to his mind that let me kidnap my auntie who trained me, who saw me through school, and that was what he did,” Bright said.
The police said the plot collapsed after the men Destiny approached turned out not to be kidnappers. Instead, they lured him in and handed him over to the authorities.
“Unknown to him that the people he contacted were not kidnappers. They rather used him as bait, got him and handed him over to the police thereby saving the life of his auntie,” Bright added.
During interrogation, the suspect admitted his involvement but said he could not explain his actions.
“Sincerely speaking to you, I am guilty of what really happened. I don’t know what came over me. I can’t tell,” he said, later attributing the act to “the devil’s work.”
The victim, who identified the suspect as her sister’s son, said she was shocked and heartbroken upon learning of the plot.
“I was shocked… crying,” she said.
She insisted that justice should take its course, rejecting any calls for leniency.
“Anything they know to do such people, you should do it to him,” she stated.
Bright commended her stance, noting that such firmness is necessary to deter similar crimes.
The suspect is currently in custody with the Raiders squad of the command as investigations continue.
