By Eugene Onyeji
A 23-year-old suspect, Ayobamidele Kudus Ayodele, who allegedly abducted a six-year-old boy from his school in Ojo Alaba area of Lagos, has revealed that he learnt the act of kidnapping from watching Nollywood actor, Zubby Michael in movies.
Ayodele, the self-confessed kidnapper, was arrested by the Nigerian Police in Ogun State.
According to reports, the 23-year-old suspect had kidnapped the young boy on November 16, 2021 and kept him hostage for four days until a ransom of N550,000 was paid for his release.
Narrating his deeds, the 23-year-old suspect said, “Zubby Michael is my favorite Nollywood actor and he is good at k!dnapping roles. I decided to try out some of the methods used by Zubby to kidnap children and adults in the movies.
“I started by visiting several schools around Ojo to see the possibility of picking children without anyone noticing. On November 16, 2021, I visited a school close to Alaba Market and stayed by the gate.
“I saw two pupils coming to school. One of them was holding a cane. I stopped them and started chatting with them. I took the cane from one of them and asked where he bought it. He mentioned the place but I told him to take me there. I whispered into his ears that I would buy him chocolates and biscuits.
According to the 23-year-old suspect, “To avoid drawing attention to myself, I took the boy to an hotel in Ilogbo Eremi, Lagos. I called his father and demanded for additional N2 million. We spent four days there before his family was able to raise N550,000. The boy stayed calm throughout because he had access to my phone which had several games.
“I am sorry for causing his family so much pain. I am not a cultist or an armed robber. I do not have a gang. I just trained myself by watching Zubby Michael. My parents trained me very well, I was just impatient and greedy.”
