FCT Police Command has addressed the alleged kidnapping incident in River Park Estate,Lugbe, stating that the news is false.
Gatekeepers News reports that the command’s PPRO Josephine Adeh, revealed that Nnandi Agu from Games Village had faked his own kidnapping in an attempt to defraud his brother within the estate.
Reports of abduction in the estate along airport road, circulated on Thursday, triggering panic among residents.
However, the suspect is currently in police custody undergoing interrogation. The FCT Police assured the public that further developments in the investigation would be communicated as they unfold.
The statement reads;
“The FCT police Command is aware of the news making rounds about an alleged kidnapping incident at River Park estate in the early hours of today and wishes to state that contrary to reports, nobody was kidnapped in River Park Estate.
“One Nnandi Agu ‘m’ of Games Village only faked his own kidnap in an attempt to defraud his brother who lives within the said Estate.
“The suspect is currently in police custody undergoing interrogation.
“While investigation is still ongoing, further development would be communicated to the public. “
