The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has apprehended four individuals, including two sisters, for allegedly orchestrating a fake kidnapping plot to extort N5 million from their father.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the case began when a resident of Jikwoyi Phase II, Mr. Innocent, reported to the Jikwoyi Police Division that his 16-year-old daughter, Lead Way Innocent, had gone missing after leaving home on July 18, 2025, to write an exam at Government Secondary School, Karu.
Shortly after, he received a ransom call from unidentified persons demanding N5 million for her release.
The statement read, “Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jikwoyi Division immediately launched a discreet investigation. “Through coordinated intelligence gathering and digital tracking, the phone number used to contact the complainant was traced to a residence in Jikwoyi Phase II.
in the company of one Mrs. Tina Mayowa, the wife of Mr. Mayowa Adedeji. Both individuals were seen eating and conversing freely, indicating no signs of distress.”
“Findings revealed that Joy conspired with her boyfriend, who is legally married to Mrs. Tina Mayowa, to stage the kidnapping of her younger sister, Lead Way Innocent, in a calculated attempt to defraud their father of N5 million,” the police said.
