Operatives of the Delta state police command had arrested a 14-year-old boy simply identified as Simon for kidnapping his 90-year-old grandmother and demanding a ransom of N150, 000 from his uncles before he would release her.
The victim identified as Mrs. Agari Yard Hannah was kidnapped at Umeh in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
It is not the first time the boy had planned the abduction of his grandmother to enable him share from the ransom.
After the arrest, the police set the victim free while Smon and his partners in crime are currently cooling off in police custody.
Narrating the incident in detail, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Charles Muka said:
“This is a case of conspiracy in which a grandson, for the second time, planned his grandmother’s kidnap.
“On 17th of this month in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area at 6pm, one Hope Evivie, a 62-year-old woman, was kidnapped with the suspect, Julius Evivie, a14-year-old boy and Victory Oghenero, also a four-year-old boy.
“However, the suspect was later dropped off on the road while the victim was taken away with the other four-year-old until January 25 when they were released without ransom.
“Through information, the roles of the suspect was revealed and on interrogation he confessed to receiving N150,000 for the role he played during the earlier kidnap when N4 million ransom was paid.
“The suspect will be charged to court at the end of investigation. Parents and guardians are advised to limit information about themselves to their children, drivers and domestic servants.
“This incident has re-affirmed our (police) assertion that all kidnappings have insiders’ roles.”
