Why we faked our abduction, demanded ransom from our parents — Minors
TWO female minors, who stage-managed their abduction in Oka-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, have blamed the maltreatment by their mother for the action. The girls, 15 and 13 years, who are in Junior Secondary School 3 and Senior Secondary School 1, were amongst 28 suspected criminals paraded by the state security outfit code-named Amotekun, in Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that the girls after the act, demanded N100,000 as ransom from their parents According to one of the girls, “We told our parents that we’ve been kidnapped, to punish our mother, who used to maltreat us and made life miserable for the two of us. “I was the one who initiated the plan because I wanted to punish my mother, who has been behaving as she is not our mother. I never wanted to use the money for anything but just to punish her. “ Meanwhile, 18 suspects were arrested for kidnapping and 10 for illegal possession of firearms, cult related activities, house breaking, amongst...