By Busari Kabirat
One Olumide Openaike, a staff of Microfinance bank, Kemta Oloko, has been apprehended by Ogun Police, for faking his own abduction over N1.7m debth.
SP Omolola Odutola, who is the spokesperson for Ogun state police command, has on Tuesday, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Temitope Openaike, who is the banker’s wife, explained how his husband, Olumide Openaike, got missing on his way to his place of work on 17, January 2024.
Olumide’s wife on Thursday, expressed how happy she was for finding her hubby.
Temitope while speaking with newsmen said, “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 bogus 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.”
