The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects over a fake, stage-managed kidnapping involving a schoolboy.
The Lagos Police Spokeswoman, Abimbola Adebisi, said the incident was first reported as a missing person case at Ago Palace Division on November 26, 2025.
She said subsequent investigation established that the alleged kidnapping was deliberately orchestrated by the victim himself, Victor Aligwo, in collaboration with four friends, using the room of one of the suspects, Umeh Victor, to carry out the act.
She said the suspects allegedly staged the kidnapping to extort money from Aligwo’s mother, who had recently received ₦4 million from a contribution.