PRESS RELEASE
EDO POLICE NAB SELF-KIDNAP SUSPECT IN EMAUDO, EKPOMA FOR STAGING ABDUCTION AND COLLECTING RANSOM
It will be recalled that one Obehi Odine was apprehended a few days ago at Ekpoma Division for staging her own kidnap and demanding for ransom of Ten Million Naira (10,000,000).
A similar incident has been recorded in Emaudo, Ekpoma where one Idris Isiaka ‘m’, a 34-year-old vulcanizer of Balogun Street, Emaudo Community, Ekpoma deliberately staged his own kidnap along with two others on Saturday 10/01/2026.
He immediately engineered the circulation of his kidnap on social media through a blogger and demanded a ransom of Twelve Million Naira (₦12,000,000). His family in Kogi State was further contacted, threatening that he will be killed if the ransom was not paid.
His brother however, sold his property and paid part of the ransom money which was shared with his accomplices, one Mohammed Saliu ‘m’ and Godwin Mohammed ‘m’, both of whom are currently at large. The suspect has confessed to the crime. He will be arraigned in court after investigation.
ASP ENO IKOEDEM,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
EDO STATE COMMAND.
14th JANUARY, 2026
