The hardship in Nigeria is on a new scale under President Bola Tinubu, and it appears people are looking for ways to overcome.
In a quest to tame every criminal tendency, the Police in Ogun State have exposed how an employee of a Microfinance Bank arranged his kidnap.
Olumide Openaike, who allegedly went missing and was found in Niger state.
But he faked his kidnap over his inability to pay up ₦1.7 million debt.
The disclosure was made on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola.
Furthermore, he detailed that Openaike was diverting the bank’s fund for personal use.
He later resorted to faking his abduction after failing to remit money paid by a customer to the bank.
Fake Abduction
The Police spokesperson said: “Yes, the police have found out that the banker, Olumide Openaike, faked his abduction over ₦1.7m debt.
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“The money belongs to the bank where he works.
“What happened was that a customer was remitting the money to the bank.
But, Openaike was diverting it to personal use.
“He said he then got depressed and decided to fake his abduction. He is already detained by the police”.
The Full Story
The full story tracks back to the moment the banker’s wife, Temitope, raised alarm about his disappearance, on January 17.
Temitope detailed that her husband went missing when he was travelling to work.
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The missing banker, who is said to be a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Strong Tower Zonal Headquarters, Ogun Province 28, was reported missing in a widely circulated WhatsApp message.
Now the police are with him for faking his kidnap.
This story is coming after the police recently warned against self-kidnap, emphasising that is is a crime.
