IMSU student fakes own kidnap

Rivers state police command has paraded a female student of Imo state university IMSU, Chinwendu Udensi fir conniving with kidnappers to feign her abduction. The suspect reportedly faked her kidnap and called her parents to get five million naira to secure her freedom, however, luck deserted her as she was arrested alongside her accomplices while waiting to receive the money.

The suspect who has given her name to the police as Chinwendu Udensi, while fielding questions from newsmen, said her name is Miss Janet Okoro, claiming she was a student of Abia state university. "I told these people to fake my kidnap to get money from my people. I only wanted money for my clearance, that is all"

Commissioner of police, Francis Odesanya, said police had recorded much success in the fight against criminality in the state.

Odesanya, who paraded the suspects said: On November 6, one Mmecha was called on phone that his sister one Chinwendu Udensi a student of Imo state university  was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Imo state. The supposed kidnappers called and demanded a staggering sum of five million naira as ransom. However, luck ran against them as they went to pick the money at Obiri Ikwere flyover in Portharcourt, in company of the supposed victim, they were nabbed by the police.