An 18-year-old student, Moses Amarks, has been arrested for staging his own kidnapping in an attempt to extort N50 million from his mother.
Moses had used a friend of his to call his mother on July 31, claiming he had been abducted and she must pay the huge ransom to get him back alive.
Amarks is a student of the College of Health in Kwamba in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to the Maje Police Division, initial investigations led police to arrest 22-year-old Emmanuel Moses of Gidan-Mangoro in Karshi, Abuja as he was reportedly the last person seen with the victim.
However, the case took an unexpected twist the next day when officers on August 1 tracked Amarks to Zuba Motor Park in Abuja, alive, unhurt, and alone.
During interrogation, Amarks admitted he faked the abduction with the help of his friend Emmanuel, who contacted his brother Jetro in Kaduna to arrange a hideout for them in Karji Village, Sabon-Tasha.
