Police officers attached to Denton police station has arrested a young creditor identified as Oluchi Okoye aka PACA for tying his debtor, Reuben Alozie, to a stake for allegedly refusing to pay the N4.6m he borrowed him.
In a statement made available to newsmen by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu on Friday.
The arrest of the suspect was made possible following a complaint lodged at the station by victim’s wife, Angela Reuben who reported that her husband was deprived of his liberty by the suspect who held him hostage.
The police was able to rescue him where the suspect tied him to a stick with ropes at No. 29, Abeokuta Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos from 22nd September to 23rd September.
According to the suspect, he resorted to self help after several efforts to recover his money from the victim failed.Following the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu directed that the suspect should be transferred to the Command’s Tactical team for diligent investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police uses this medium to warn people against taking the law into their own hands instead of taking legal actions to seek justice.
