The Niger State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old student of the College of Health, Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a ₦50 million ransom from his mother.
The suspect, identified as Moses Amarks, was said to have conspired with friends to carry out the fake abduction in a bid to extort money from his family.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that the case was reported to the Maje Division on August 4, 2025, after the victim’s mother received a hidden-call threat claiming her son had been abducted.
“On August 4, 2025, a report was received at the Maje Division that a hidden call was made to a female victim, claiming her son, Moses Amarks, had been kidnapped and demanding a ₦50 million ransom,” Abiodun said.
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According to him, police operatives traced the suspect to Zuba motor park in Abuja, where he was arrested. During interrogation, Amarks allegedly confessed to collaborating with a friend, 22-year-old Emmanuel Moses, a former student of the same school, to stage the crime.
Abiodun further revealed that Emmanuel contacted his brother, identified as Jetro, in Kaduna State, who provided a hideout in Karji village, Sabon-Tasha. The suspects reportedly stayed there for six days before Amarks returned home after the ransom was not paid.
Police say an investigation is ongoing, and efforts are being intensified to apprehend Jetro, who remains at large.