Form 3 boy fakes his kidnapping, calls family for ransom
By Njange Maina, January 9, 2021
Police in Meru have busted a form three boy who faked his kidnapping and started demanding ransom for his ‘release’.
The lad is said to have colluded with others to fake his kidnapping and make calls to his parents and relatives for a ransom after which his ‘freedom’ could be secured.
Sleuths from the Directive of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the boy caused suffering to his family noting that the family lives in poverty.
Detectives, however, busted the boy at Nkubu town where he is said to have been passing time waiting for the money to be sent.
Following the alleged kidnapping of a form three student from a renowned school in Meru, detectives embarked on an…
Posted by Directorate of Criminal Investigations – DCI on Saturday, 9 January 2021
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Njange Maina is a journalist by profession with a degree in Journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He is currently pursuing a micro-masters degree in Digital Branding and Marketing. He is interested in digital media, human interest stories, and business journalism.
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