FOUR individuals, including two sisters, have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command for orchestrating a fake kidnapping in a bid to extort ₦5 million from their father.
The bizarre plot unravelled after Mr Innocent, a resident of Jikwoyi Phase II, reported his 16-year-old daughter, Lead Way Innocent, missing on 30 July.
According to the father, the teenager had left home on 18 July to sit for an exam at Government Secondary School, Karu, but never returned.
He later received a disturbing call from unknown individuals demanding a ransom for her release.
Prompt action by the Divisional Police Officer at Jikwoyi Police Division led to a covert investigation, with digital tracking of the phone number used for the ransom call.
This led operatives to a residence in Jikwoyi Phase II, where Miss Lead Way was discovered safe and unbothered, sharing a meal and chatting with a woman identified as Mrs Tina Mayowa.
Suspicion deepened as it became clear the girl was neither in danger nor being held against her will.
Further investigation uncovered a shocking conspiracy involving Lead Way’s older sister, Joy Innocent, and her boyfriend, Mr Mayowa Adedeji — who is legally married to Mrs Tina Mayowa.
Police revealed that Joy and her boyfriend masterminded the hoax, with Lead Way fully complicit in the scheme.
While Joy stayed at home feigning concern, Lead Way willingly remained hidden with the conspirators, as their distressed father scrambled to raise the ransom money.
All four suspects — Joy Innocent, Lead Way Innocent, Mr Mayowa Adedeji, and Mrs Tina Mayowa — have confessed and are in police custody pending formal charges.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Sunday Adewale, condemned the act as a deeply troubling betrayal within a family.
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