By Okechukwu Onuegbu
Anambra State police command has arrested two boys aged 25, Mr Chinedu Nwobi and Mr Okwudili Nweke for allegedly conspiring with one Mr Obiora Okoye to fake the kidnap of a 18-year-old girl, Miss Mmesoma Ifediora.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, a Superintendent of police, who stated this in a statement, alleged that the two suspects were arrested on March 14, 2026 while the 'kidnapped' (Mmesoma) was rescued at a forest popularly known as Malaysia Forest” located at Iruayika, Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area (LGA), Anambra State.
According to him, Mmesoma reportedly conspired with her boyfriend (Obiora), who escaped during the arrest, to fake the abduction and demanded for N3000,000 ransom from her parents but they managed to send in N240,000 through her Opay Account, scouting to pay the remaining balance.
"Upon interrogation, the rescued victim confessed that the kidnapping was staged in collaboration with her boyfriend, Obiora Okoye, with the intent to extort the sum of Three Million Naira from her parents. She further revealed that they had both taken an oath of secrecy and had been moving from one location to another over a period of about two months to sustain the deception.
"However, Obiora the boyfriend of the victim also known as “Stainless,” fled the scene upon sighting the Police and is currently at large. To this end, the victim admitted that her parents had already paid the sum of Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira into her Opay account as part of the ransom demand.
" Furthermore, Items recovered from the scene include ten (10) SIM cards of different networks, One MTN 4G WiFi device, Two female pants, One native “juju” calabash, One Duos mobile phone, Necklace, White bandage used to tie the victim’s hands and eyes and Computer cables," he further disclose.