A young lady has been arrested, for the alleged involvement in the kidnap of an elderly man in Edo State.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the state’s commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye said the girl, who is said to be 19-year-old and an undergraduate went in company of other members of the gang to the pastor’s house, where she tricked into opening his gate while pretending she was crying and is a wife to a member of his church.
‘’She was crying that she needed help from the pastor that they should please open the gate for her and that she is the wife of one of the church members. That is the lie she told the pastor. As soon as the pastor opened the door for her, other members of the kidnapping group hijacked the pastor at gunpoint and took the man away.”
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The Commissioner also cautioned parents to always keep an eye on their wards, and try to know they type of friends they keep
‘’She saw one of the suspects giving the gun to her boyfriend. According to her, it was her boyfriend who lured her into this criminal activity. It is quite unfortunate that a 19-year-old girl! People should be careful”.
When interrogated, the suspect feigned ignorance of the crime and claimed she was forced to be part of the criminal activity.
