Enitan Awoyemi, 41, has been taken into custody by the Ogun Amotekun Corps on suspicion of planning his kidnapping as a way to avoid paying his debt.
The suspect, who lives in Irolu-Remo in Ogun State’s Ikenne Local Government Area, was taken into custody on Wednesday.
A statement obtained in Abeokuta and signed by Corps Commander Alade Adedigba provided this information.
According to Adedigba, the suspect was allegedly abducted on November 10 at the Amotekun Irolu outpost, as claimed by Awoyemi’s wife, Mrs. Tope Awoyemi.
According to the complaint, which Adedigba cited, her husband called her and claimed to have been abducted the day before by unknown people who demanded N5 million in ransom to free him.
“The Amotekun Intelligence team launched an inquiry after receiving the report, and the results showed that Enitan Awoyemi had accrued a whopping one million naira in debt from playing in a lottery game.
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Regular player Awoyemi previously won 6 million naira from the game, and he used some of his winnings to buy a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle and a Toyota Corolla Sport automobile for business use. He allegedly turned to creating a kidnapping scenario after being unable to pay his bills, he stated.
“The suspect was traced to Ijagba town and later Ota in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area through the cooperation of the Vigilantes Group of Nigeria, VGN, and other community stakeholders,” the commander stated.
He claimed that during regular police operations in the early hours of November 13, 2024, at Irolu Okada Park, “he was ultimately arrested.”
According to Adedigba, Amotekun agents thought he had a “strong smell of insecticide from him, raising concerns about an attempted suicide” after his detention.
According to him, the suspect received prompt medical assistance at Rufina Private Hospital in Iperu.
“Once Enitan Awoyemi is released from the hospital, he will be turned over to the police in Ilisan for further proceedings, and the Amotekun Corps is committed to taking the necessary action,” the Amotekun chief stated.
He restated the commitment of the Amotekun Corps to upholding law and order, exposing corrupt practices, and safeguarding the citizens of Ogun State.
