Police rescue 2-year-old boy, arrest suspects in kidnapping plot

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a woman, Catherine Davou, and two men, Nansik Sule and Luka Butdam, in connection with the alleged staged kidnapping of her two-year-old son, Rito Jesse Davou. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, Davou conspired with Sule and Butdam to kidnap her son with the intention of collecting ransom from her mother-in-law.

The police said the suspects initially demanded a ransom of N7 million, which was later increased to N15 million. The child was kept at Sule's residence while Butdam made ransom-related calls to the child's grandmother. The police, through their Intelligence Response Team, uncovered the staged kidnapping scheme and arrested the suspects.

The Premium Times reports that the police said Davou and Sule, 34, conspired to fake the boy's kidnap. The child has been rescued and reunited with his family.

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