Samuel was however lucky to have been
rescued from the kidnappers den and to tell his story of how a friend he
met on Facebook lured him from Enugu to Delta state.
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Ikechukwu Aduba told Vanguard that Samuel left Enugu for Warri, Delta state for a birthday party upon the invitation of his Facebook friend.
“He was invited
by a friend, identified as Michael, who he met on Facebook for a
birthday party in Warri. They have not met face to face before this
incident, but have been chatting on the internet. He must have found out
his background through his interaction with him on the social media.
“So, they plotted how to abduct him
and make money. Samuel, the only son of his parents, who his kidnappers
believe are well to do, left his parents in Enugu without telling them
where he was going to and entered a vehicle to Warri. He (Samuel) was
discussing with Michael on phone and called him on when he got to Warri,
but his so-called friend had ulterior motive. He had arranged with
others to kidnap him and Samuel was whisked to a house at Uzor Street,
Agbarho, where he was held hostage for three days.”
He added that the kidnappers held him
hostage for three days before Police officers from the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, stormed their hideout and seized three of the
suspects. They demanded N5 million ransom from Samuel’s mother to effect
his release and were relocating him to another location when the police
caught them.
The Commissioner warned young people to desist from trusting people they meet on Social Media.
“I do not understand this; I am
warning young men and women to stop this behavior. How can you leave
your home to go a birthday party by somebody you do not know, all
because both of you met on Facebook? This is ridiculous. People should
help the police by being security conscious. Can you imagine, he left
Enugu without telling his parents and the suspected kidnappers were
using his phone to call his parents, asking for ransom,” he said.
Source bellanaija.com
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