House wife, three others attempt to kidnap husband for being stingy
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
A housewife, Memunat Salaudeen living within Balogun, Gas line, Ifo in Ifo local government area of Ogun State was on Monday arrested by operatives of the state police command for planning with three others to kidnap her husband for being too stingy.
Memunat, according to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, was said to have confessed to the police that she resorted to planning the kidnap of her husband because though, her husband has money but has allegedly refused to take care of her
The other three suspects; Olayinka Lawal, Asungba Nura and Usman Oluwatoyin were said to have been apprehended at about 6:30 pm along Papa/Itori road while men of Federal Highway patrol team, led by Inspector Sunday Imohiosen, were on stop and search duty.
The police team was said to have accosted three young men: Olayinka Lawal, Asungba Nura and Usman Oluwatoyin whose look and appearance were said to have been highly suspicious on a motorcycle and stopped them for search.
The statement explained that “While searching them, a cutlass and a new strong rope was recovered from them. The team quickly separated them and questioned them individually about their mission in that area with rope and cutlass. The three of them gave different answers to the question, this further aroused the suspicion of the policemen, who then decided to interrogate them more.
“In the course of interrogation, the three of them confessed that it was one woman who was later identified as Memunat Salaudeen that gave them the sum of #8000 to buy a cutlass and a rope strong enough to tie a human being.
“They confessed further that, the woman who is a nurse in their area at Balogun tuntun Gas line Ifo, asked them to go and hid somewhere along that road, and that she will lure her husband to the place where they will kidnap him and tie him with the rope and then ask for ransome.
“They further informed the police that, the woman told them that, that is the only way she can get money from her husband who she accused of being very stingy despite the fact that he has money”.
The suspects also disclosed to the police that they were on their way to carry out the dirty assignment before they were intercepted by the police.
The statement said that the house wife, Memunat was subsequently brought to the scene, and on seeing the arrested suspects, she admitted being the brain behind the whole thing.
She was said to have allegedly told the policemen that her husband had not been given her money and that she decided to plan his kidnap in order to get money from him at all cost.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti kidnapping unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
