A young undergraduate of Kogi State University, Oludoyi Bamidele Samuel, was recently abducted by some "friends" on the popular social network, facebook. First, it was Cynthia; now its Bamidele who was lucky enough to be alive to tell the story.
Hoodlums are everywhere and they seem to have taken our social networking sites as a means to carry out their hideous crimes. We need to be very vigilant. He who has ear, let him hear.
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Oludoyi was reportedly lured by a friend on Facebook named Michael (Surname unknown) who led a kidnap syndicate to abduct the victim and subsequently demanding a N5m ransom from his parents.
According to the Delta state police commissioner, Ikechukwu Aduba, the kidnappers held Oludoyi against his will for three days at a location in Uzor Street, Agbarho, where policemen swooped on them arresting three members of the syndicate. But Michael, the alleged mastermind of the kidnap is still at large.
The arrested members of the kidnap group are Anibor Oghenekparabo, Onoriode Omamowho and Kelvin Orotoma. All three of them are current;ly helping the police in its investigation into the matter.
Aduba said, “He was invited by a friend, identified as Michael, who he met on Facebook for a birthday party in Warri.
“They have not met face to face before this incident, but have been chatting on the internet. He must have found out his background through his interaction with him on the social media. So, they plotted how to abduct him and make money. Samuel, the only son of his parents, who his kidnappers believe are well to do, left his parents in Enugu without telling them where he was going to and entered a vehicle to Warri.
“He (Samuel) was discussing with Michael on phone and called him on when he got to Warri, but his so-called friend had ulterior motive. He had arranged with others to kidnap him and Samuel was whisked to a house at Uzor Street, Agbarho, where he was held hostage for three days,” Aduba said.
The police commissioner warned young boys and girls to be security conscious and stop opening themselves to unnecessary risk by visiting strange individuals met on Facebook.
He said, “I do not understand this; I am warning young men and women to stop this behavior. How can you leave your home to go a birthday party by somebody you do not know, all because both of you met on Facebook, this is ridiculous.
“People should help the police by being security conscious. Can you imagine? He left Enugu without telling his parents and the suspected kidnappers were using his phone to call his parents, asking for ransom,” he said.
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