The Ekiti state police command have arrested a pastor with the Methodist Church, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, one Adegoke Adewuyi, for allegedly planning his own kidnap with the aim of extorting N3 million from his congregation.
According to police sources, the clergyman had arranged with one Oluwadare Sunday to fake his kidnap. There were reports on Sunday June 9 that the clergyman had been kidnapped between Esa-Oke in Osun state and Aramoko-Ekiti in Ekiti state.
Sunday then got in touch with the church members, lying that the Pastor was in his custody and that he will only be released if they pay N3 million in ransom. Sunday informed the church members that the ransom had to be paid on or before Thursday June 13 otherwise the clergyman will be killed.
Luck however ran out on him when he was arrested by policemen when he came to pick up the ransom at Okeyinmi area of Ado-Ekiti. Thereafter Sunday led the detectives to the hotel where the pastor had been hiding.