Police Arrest Pastor For Faking His Own Kidnappings To Amass Money From Members

Police Arrest Pastor For Faking His Own Kidnappings And Amassing Money From Members

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested by the Nigerian Police following his dubious tactics to amass wealth from poor members.

The self proclaimed man of God, Pastor Albarka Sukuya was arrested after the police became suspicious and further investigated into his frequency kidnappings.

According to Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, DSP Alfred Alabo who revealed in a statement on Wednesday in Jos, the state capital, the man of God, upon his arrest in November, 2022 proved guilty of conspiracy of his own kidnappings to make money off his suffering congregants. 

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“The Police have uncovered the nefarious act of one Pastor Albarka Sukuya of Jenta Apata, Jos, who on several occasions staged his kidnap with his cohorts and received ransom from sympathising members of his congregation.

“Sequel to his spurious kidnaps of Nov. 14 and Nov. 15, 2022, where N400,000 and N200,000, respectively, were paid by his sympathisers as a ransom for his release, the incidents triggered suspicion.

“Through credible intelligence, the clergyman was invited by the DPO Nasarawa Gwong Police Station, CSP Musa Hassan and investigation commenced immediately.

“In the course of an investigation, it was established that the suspect has been conspiring with his gang to stage his kidnap and fraudulently collect a ransom. He has confessed to committing the crime,” DSP Alabo said in the statement, as quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The man of God, after he accepted committing the crime, made known the identity of three members of his geng who served as accomplices of his self-kidnappings.