A pastor of the Methodist Church simulates an abduction, demands a ransom | Social

Adewuyi Adegoke, a clergyman of the Methodist Church in Ado Ekiti, was apprehended by the police for allegedly mocking his own kidnapping. Reverend Adegoke, who was caught by a detective, was reported missing on the Esa Oke-Aramoko road as he was traveling to Ado Ekiti on Sunday.

After his disappearance, social media were inundated with allegations that he was reportedly abducted by herders during a trip.

A few days after his abduction, SaharaReporters learned that his so-called "kidnappers" had contacted the Methodist Church to claim a ransom of three million euros while threatening to murder the cleric if ransomed was not paid Thursday.

A source in the police command at Ado Ekiti told SaharaReporters that Reverend Adegoke had been followed using the cell phone he was using to contact his family.

"Police intercepted and arrested the phone holder with the GSM phone number 09078589516 used to request a ransom of NZ $ 3 million from the families and church members of the Methodist Reverend kidnapped in the First Bank area, Okeyinmi , Ado-Ekiti, where he went to choose the ransom.

"Incidentally, the arrested suspect is the same Reverend Adewuyi Adegoke Peter." During his interrogation, he confessed to having planned his kidnapping and asked for a ransom of 3 million Nairas, "he said to have stayed in a hotel in the Metro. Oluwadare Sunday, 25, as his accomplice who helped make the ransom demand calls.

"The two suspects have confessed to the crime and are detained at the police headquarters, Ado-Ekiti," the source said.

Amba Asuquo, police commissioner in the state of Ekiti, also confirmed to Saharawi reporters that the two suspects are now in custody.