Wonders shall never end, as a creditor, identified as Oluchi Okoye a.k.a PACA, took laws into his hands and tied his debtor, Reuben Alozie, with rope and held him in bondage over unpaid N4.6 million debt in Lagos State.
However, the debtor has been rescued by by policemen attached to the Denton Police Station in state police command, while Okoye was arrested.
Thenewsbearer learnt that the suspect had tied the victim to a stake with ropes at 29, Abeokuta Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos from Wednesday, September 22 to Thursday, September 23, 2021, before his rescue by the police.
The police spokesman in the state, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said on Friday, September 24, that the suspect told the police that he resorted to self help after several efforts to recover his money from the victim failed.
The PPRO said that the arrest of the suspect was made possible by a complaint lodged at the station by the victim’s wife, Angela Reuben, who reported that her husband was deprived of his liberty by the suspect who held him hostage.
With the arrest, the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu had directed that the suspect be transferred to the command’s tactical team for diligent investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police also warned people against taking law into their own hands instead of taking legal actions to seek justice.
