By Uzair Adam Imam
An Abeokuta Magistrates Court has remanded a 32-year-old housewife, Rahmat Abdulateef, for allegedly arranging her own kidnap to extort money from her husband.
The defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge of self-kidnapping and was remanded in prison for 60 days pending legal advice from the Department of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
According to the police counsel, Insp Adekunle Opayemi, the defendant committed the offence on June 20 at about 2:42 p.m. at Elite Road in Abeokuta.
She allegedly arranged for herself to be kidnapped to extort money from her husband, Mr Ogunbummi Lateef.
The offence committed contravened section 27 of the Prohibition of forcible occupation of landed properties, armed robbery, kidnapping cultism and other anti-violence and related offence laws of Ogun 2016.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.O Odumosun, adjourned the case until September 19 for mention.