An army officer, Musa Lawal, who was reportedly kidnapped in Calabar last Thursday, allegedly faked his abduction.
Lawal was abducted around 10am after
leaving a bank along Calabar Road in the Cross River State capital by
his cronies, according to a security source.
Southern City News learnt on Sunday that
Lawal had allegedly arranged for his abduction to pave the way for an
undisclosed illegal movement to Port Harcourt in Rivers State.
In the course of investigation, it was
learnt that Lawal had after his encounter with an unknown group in Port
Harcourt, travelled back to Eket in Akwa Ibom State where he was
eventually found in his girlfriend’s apartment by security operatives.
The source said, “He faked his own
kidnap because he wanted to have some time out with a group in Port
Harcourt. He had an encounter with them from investigations made. It was
an illegal operation that he went for and after the operation he
relocated to the girlfriend’s house in Eket.
“He was picked up in his girlfriend’s
house in Eket and he is presently being detained in one of the barracks
in Calabar. He has confessed that he was not actually kidnapped.”
An Army Barrack resident in Calabar,
Kehinde Matthew, confirmed that Lawal was on Saturday taken to his
residence by security operatives for a search.
“He was on a leg chain when he was
escorted to his apartment in the barracks on Saturday. He was brought in
by some security operatives that included military police. He wore a
blue jean and black T’ shirt,” he said.
But the Army Public Relations Officer in
charge of 13 Brigade, Calabar, Capt. Kayode Owolabi, insisted that
there was no case of kidnap.
“Nothing like that ever took place. It
is all rumour because it is not possible to abduct someone in Calabar
without attracting public attention in the broad day light, let alone a
soldier who is fully dressed. You must get a pass before you are allowed
to travel. Whatever they are saying is not true. The man is with us,”
he said.
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