Police Alleged Missing Ogun Banker Faked Abduction Over N1.7m Debt

Ogun State Police has claimed that Olumide Openaike, a Microfinance Bank employee, Kemta Oloko, staged his kidnapping because he couldn’t pay back a N1.7 million loan. Openaike went missing and was later discovered in Niger State.

SP Omolola Odutola, a spokesman for the state police command, revealed to Punch Newspaper on Tuesday that Openaike, who was misusing bank funds for personal gain, staged his kidnapping in order to avoid paying back a customer’s money.

The Police spokesperson who confirmed the development said, “Yes, the police have found out that the banker, Olumide Openaike, faked his abduction over N1.7m debt. The money belongs to the bank where he works.

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“What happened was that a customer was remitting the money to the bank but Openaike was diverting it to personal use. He said he then got depressed and decided to fake his abduction. He is already detained by the police.”

Naija News recalls that Journalists had earlier been informed by the banker’s wife, Temitope, about her husband’s disappearance on January 17.  Temitope detailed that her husband went missing when he was travelling to work.

The missing banker, who is said to be a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Strong Tower Zonal Headquarters, Ogun Province 28, was reported missing in a widely circulated WhatsApp message.