Ogun banker in custody for faking self-abduction

The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that one Olumide Openaike, a staff of Microfinance bank, Kemta Oloko reported to have been missing and found in Mokwa, Niger State staged his abduction over N1.7m debt.

The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola confirmed this to our Correspondent on Tuesday.

The wife of the banker, Temitope had told journalists how his husband, Olumide got missing on January 17 on his way to his working place.

Mrs Openaike had however on Thursday told our correspondent that “I am happy to tell you that my husband has been found in a place called Mokwa in Niger State. He called me on Tuesday’s afternoon.

“He got the phone from one of the residents there because he said those that abducted him collected his phone. We then told him to make a report at the police station there, the police officer on duty who spoke to us said he was in Mokwa.

“Transportation money was then arranged and sent to him, he got to Ibadan yesterday, Wednesday where he slept, his  family members are at Ibadan. He will be back to Abeokuta today”.

The police has however described  the reported abduction of the banker as fake and an incident that never happened

Confirming the incident to our Correspondent, Odutola said “The police has found out that the banker, Olumide Openaike fakes his abduction over N1.7m debt. The money actually belongs to the bank where he works.

“What happened was that a customer was remitting the money to the bank but Openaike was diverting it ìnto personal use. He said he then got depressed and decided to fake his abduction. He is already detained by the police.”