Indian man kidnaps himself in Abuja, demands N7m from boss

Vishwanath Mishall, an Indian man who lives and works in Abuja,  has been arrested by the Anti-kidnap squad of the Nigerian Police force after he arranged and kidnapped himself.

Police say that Vishwanath Mishall left Abuja for Enugu State, where he arranged his own kidnapping.

His accomplice called to inform his employers that he had been kidnapped and would only be released if a ransom of N10m was paid.

According to the Nigerian Police Force, his employers agreed to pay N7m which was paid into an account of the kidnapping accomplice.

Mishal was arrested on Thursday February 12 when he went to a bank in Enugu to withdraw the money.

Mishall has confessed that he faked his own kidnapping as a plot to get money off his boss.

The Abuja Criminal Investigating Department are still investigating before the suspect will be charged to court.

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