Edo dispatch rider kidnapped self after losing N1.3m to gambling
A dispatch rider working for Dibecs Industry Limited, in Okpella, Edo State, David Ekes, has kidnapped himself after losing the firm’s N1.3million to gambling. Ekes was said to have lost
A dispatch rider working for Dibecs Industry Limited, in Okpella, Edo State, David Ekes, has kidnapped himself after losing the firm’s N1.3million to gambling.
Ekes was said to have lost the money through the visual sporty betting platform.
He reportedly travelled to Abuja, sold his mobile phone, lodged in a hotel, and staged his kidnapping to cover up the loss.
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It was gathered that Ekes told police interrogators that he was kidnapped by three armed men and funds withdrawn from his account.
The police said it was when he went missing that his brother, Moses, reported at the Okpella Police Division that his nephew had been missing since January 27, this year.
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Spokesman for the state Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said Ekes left his quarters alone on a black, unregistered motorcycle from Factory 2 to Factory 3, contrary to company policy, and was not seen or heard from thereafter.
She said the motorcycle was discovered parked on the road leading to Factory 3 even as police operatives conducted a thorough search of the surrounding bush area, and documented findings, while investigation started.
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According to her, “However, in a turn of events, information was received that the missing person had returned on his own and was reportedly weak. He was taken to a hospital in Okpella, where police operatives visited and monitored his condition.
“Upon his discharge, the suspect initially volunteered his statement alleging that he was kidnapped by three unidentified men, forced to trek barefoot through the forest for over three days, during which his Tecno Camon mobile phone was taken and funds withdrawn from his First Bank account.
“Discrete investigation, however, has shown that between 25/01/2026 and 26/01/2026, the suspect lost a total ₦1,308,000, belonging to his company and a customer, through online gambling on a visual sporty betting platform. He then travelled to Abuja, sold his mobile phone, lodged in a hotel, and staged his own kidnapping to cover up the financial loss. The suspect has since confessed to the crime and will be arraigned in court to serve as a deterrent to others.”
