Lagos Police Arrest Painter For Allegedly Kidnapping Client’s Son, Demanding N7m Ransom

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old painter, Chigozie Clement, for allegedly abducting his client’s seven-year-old son in the Ketu Alapere area of the state.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, and obtained by PUNCH Metro, the suspect allegedly lured the seven-year-old away from his residence on Monday.

Reports indicate that the suspect later reached out to the child’s mother, demanding a ransom of N7 million for his release.

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Hundeyin stated that the distressed father reported the incident at the Alapere Police Division, after which the case was handed over to the command’s Special Squad I for a discreet investigation.

He explained that detectives subsequently tracked the painter to the Ijegun area of the state, where he was apprehended and the boy was safely rescued.

The statement partly read, “On August 25, 2025, the victim’s father reported at the Alapere Police Division that his son had been taken away from his house without his consent by his painter. Shortly after, the suspect called the victim’s mother, demanding the sum of N7,000,000 as ransom for the child’s release.

“Following the report, the case was transferred to the Special Squad I of the Lagos State Police Command for a discreet investigation. On August 27, 2025, operatives traced the suspect to Ijegun, Lagos, where he was arrested, and the seven-year-old victim was rescued unhurt from a locked room where he had been held captive. The victim has since been reunited with his family.”

Hundeyin added that Clement confessed to the crime during questioning, admitting that he kidnapped the child to raise funds for his personal family expenses.

The police spokesperson further stated that the suspect would soon be arraigned in court, while investigations continue to ascertain whether he acted with any accomplices.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, reassures Lagos residents that the command will continue to deploy all available resources to combat crimes,” the statement added.

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