Police arrest man for faking his own kidnapping

Police in Kigoma Region have arrested Ramadhani Shaban, 21, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping in an attempt to extort ransom money from his relatives.

KIGOMA: Police in Kigoma Region have arrested Ramadhani Shaban, 21, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping in an attempt to extort ransom money from his relatives.

According to Kigoma Regional Police Commander Philemon Makungu, the resident of Buronge, Kigoma Ujiji Municipality, falsely claimed to have been abducted, demanding that his relatives pay 2.5m/- for his release.

The police commander said that two others, identified as Kassimu Kibona and Ramadhani Issa, have also been arrested for collaborating with Shaban in the extortion attempt.

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“While we were still investigating the case, we received information that Ramadhani had already been brought to the regional central police station by his parents, who informed the police that they had found him at the Msimba dumpsite in Kigoma Ujiji Municipality shortly after paying the ransom,” the RPC stated.

The RPC added that the suspects will be taken to court once the police investigation is completed.