The Ogun State Police Command disclosed on Tuesday that Olumide Openaike, an employee at Kemta Oloko Microfinance Bank, who was reported missing and later found in Mokwa, Niger State, staged his own abduction to conceal a debt of N1.7 million.
SP Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the state police command, confirmed the revelation, exposing the fabricated nature of the reported abduction.
Quest Times recalls that Temitope, the wife of the banker, initially shared with journalists, the distressing disappearance of her husband on January 17 as he headed to work.
However, she later revealed that he had been located in Mokwa, Niger State, after making a distress call using a resident’s phone.
Contrary to the purported abduction, the police investigation uncovered that Openaike, facing financial trouble, diverted funds remitted by a customer to the bank for personal use, resulting in a debt of N1.7 million. Overwhelmed by the situation, he resorted to faking his own abduction.
SP Odutola clarified, “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.
“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.”