The Police Command in Lagos State has detained 2 Pakistani nationals among other criminal suspects for various offences committed between Feb. 27 to date.

The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this during a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Ikeja on Monday.

Hundeyin stated that among those arrested were two Pakistani nationals who kidnapped their fellow countryman and demanded a ransom of N50 million.

“On March 5, a distress call was received at Ikeja that a 48-year-old Pakistani had been kidnapped by seven other Pakistani nationals.

“He was lured to Lagos from Kano under the pretext that they got a job for him as a chef.

“The victim, who innocently arrived in Lagos on Feb. 28, was received at the airport by the suspects.

“However, on March 1, the suspects visited the victim where he was lodged; they overpowered him and tied his hands and legs.

“They robbed him of $2000, three Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards, his green card, driver’s licence and National Identity Number slip.

“Thereafter, they demanded a ransom of N50 million from the victim’s boss in Kano, who reportedly paid N1 million to the suspects, ” he said.

The spokesperson stated that upon receiving the report, operatives of the command raided the location where the victim was being held.

“He was successfully rescued unharmed and apprehended two suspects, aged 19 and 28, while five others escaped.”





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