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How Wife staged own kidnap to extort N15m from husband
“Words cannot express how I felt when I got to know that my wife staged her own kidnap in order to extort a whooping N15 million from me”. These were the words of a Lagos-based businessman, Alhaji Kabir Muraino, whose wife, Hadijat, staged her own kidnap.
The suspect Hadijat, had allegedly contracted the services of five persons, including an herbalist, to help carry out her plans. She had allegedly told her accomplice that they should tell her husband of 27 years that kidnappers had abducted her and her sick daughter.
Kabir told newsmen yesterday at the police command headquarters, Ikeja, where his wife is being detained, that those his wife contracted to collect the said sum allegedly threatened to kill her if the money was not paid.
He said: “The kidnappers were demanding N15 million from me before they will release my wife and daughter. They threatened me on phone that they will kill the two of them. I was afraid and never knew what to do. I pleaded with them because I don’t know what they will do next. I told them that I don’t have such an amount but they insisted. From the background I could hear my wife crying and pleading with them. I never knew it was fake.
“I told them that I will pay N500,000 but they refused. They reduced the money to N5 million. The negotiation continued and they later reduced the ransom to N4 million. It was then I decided to inform the police. I was shocked when I later got to know that it is my wife who staged the whole thing.”
Kabir said what surprised him was that he had earlier this year gave N300,000 to his wife to enable her go into business. He said in the same vein, one of his sons also gave her the sum of N150,000, totaling N450,000. “I wonder what she needed N15 million for. She did not invest the money I gave her in any business.”
In a swift reaction, Hadijat said she and her children had been abandoned by her husband. The suspect said besides, she also needed some money for her sick daughter’s medical bill. “My daughter is 18 years old and she has been sick since she was born. She has been convulsive since birth. He kept building houses everywhere and keeping the proceeds to himself. I don’t know what to do that was why I cooked up the plan of faking my own kidnap,” she confessed.
She explained that she went to stay with one of her friends in Ogun State, stressing that it was her friend’s husband and his elder brother who called her husband to request for N1 million and not N15 million as alleged.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who paraded the suspects before newsmen yesterday said on August 2, at about 3:30p.m. Alhaji Kabir Muraino, aged 55, of Governor’s Road, Ikotun, reported at Ikotun Police Station that his wife named, Hadijat Kabir, aged 45, and his daughter Hamidat Kemi, 18, who is of unsound mind, were kidnapped same date on their way to Psychiatric Hospital, Oshodi, Lagos.
Edgal said based on the complaint, he directed the Anti-Kidnapping Squad to ensure speedy rescue of the hostages and arrest of the suspects. He said that investigation revealed the kidnappers were making their demands from a community in Ogun State, called Ado-Odo.
“Operatives of the squad mobilized to the area and busted the camp of the kidnappers. The hostages were rescued and the suspects were arrested, while the rest fled the scene.
“When one of the hostages, Hadijat Kabir, was being debriefed, she confessed that she planned her kidnap with the suspects arrested to defraud her husband. She named the following persons who are on the run to be part of the kidnap syndicate: Wasiu Rufai a.k.a Ojulyawodon (her native doctor), Luqmon Ahmed and Jossy (surname unknown).” (Guardian.ng)
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FG Pledges Enhanced Security for Southeast Region
… Adequate security is vital for business prosperity – Badaru
The Honourable Minister of Defence, H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has assured the people of the South-East of enhanced security measures, emphasizing that a secure environment is crucial for business growth and prosperity.
During his operational visit to Enugu in the South-East, the Minister addressed officers and personnel of the 82 Division/Joint task force south East Operation Udo ka under the General officer commanding, Major-General H.T Dada .He appreciated their performance while urging them to intensify their efforts in combating insecurity in the region. He also engaged with key stakeholders, including heads of security agencies, traditional rulers, students, and other community leaders, to discuss collaborative strategies for addressing the current security challenges. Other military platforms visited by the Minister included the Nigerian Airforce base Emene, Enugu.
“President Tinubu has directed me to engage with you all to find sustainable solutions to insecurity. Without security, there can be no peace or development,” Badaru stated. He acknowledged the entrepreneurial spirit of the South-East populace, asserting that security and peace are essential for businesses to thrive. “We seek your candid suggestions and information on how we can practically enhance security and foster lasting peace in this region,” he added.
The Minister reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to eradicating all forms of insecurity in the South-East . He elucidated on the progress made by the Tinubu administration over the past year in combating insecurity across the nation, particularly in these region.
“There is a renewed determination to intensify our efforts against all forms of insecurity under President Tinubu’s leadership,” he declared.
In his remarks, Major General Hassan Dada, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division/ JointTask south East Operation Udo ka, announced that the Army is implementing robust strategies to ensure a safe and secure environment for the upcoming festive season. “Through the Joint Security Task Force in the South-East, code-named ‘Operation UDO KA’, we aim to create a secure atmosphere that facilitates the usual mass return for Christmas,” he stated.
Additionally, retired Major General John Nwoga emphasized the role of social media in exacerbating insecurity, noting that the circulation of old videos depicting criminal activities contributes to fear and panic within communities. “It is imperative for our people to collectively address the negative impact of misleading information and fake news proliferated through social media,” Nwoga urged.
Furthermore, the Minister visited Imo State in continuation of his operational tour of southEast on Friday 22nd November 2024. He addressed the troops at the FOB okigwe, 211 Quick Response Group, Nigerian Airforce owerri and Naval Base Oguta in Imo State. He expressed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR message to them and that they should improve on their successes.
The Honourable Minister also paid a courtesy visit to Governor Hope Uzodimma of imo state to extend his gratitude to the Governor for all his support to the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army/ Joint Task force south East, Operation udo ka. “All the officers and men appreciates you.”
The Ministry of Defence remains committed to fostering a secure and peaceful environment conducive to business and community development in the South-East. We are determined to end insecurity in Nigeria.
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Rented Crowed, APC AKIDA Leader with Zamfara State Govt. Buses Embark on Campaign of Calumny at DSS Office
Godiya Hamza, a Media Analyst, writes from Abuja
The orchestrated campaign of calumny against the Honourable Minister of State for Defence H.E Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle MON by a group of street orchins recruited by the leader of APC AKIDA Tijjani Ramallan is very preposterous and indecent.
This is politics too far, Ramadan has been attacking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR right from campaign days. He never supported or participated in APC activities, he has been jealous of Matawalle loyalty to our President.
Tijjani Ramallan has been sponsoring Banditry and romancing with criminals.
The leader of the APC AKIDA Tijjani Ramallan is being sponsored by the state government to attack the person of Dr Matawalle. It is expected that by now the DSS should have arrested him . He has found himself as a willing tool to be manipulated by Governor Dauda Lawal in attacking Dr Matawalle.
The earlier smear campaign embarked by zamfara state government which was stopped by a court order has forced them to shift to the use of APC AKIDA to carry out their mischief.
What zamfara people need is good governance and not wasting the state resources in trying to pull Matawalle down.
Pull him down syndrome pays no body.
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