By Emmanuel Nduka
A kidnap suspect, Ayobamidele Ayodele has confessed that he learnt the act of kidnapping from watching movie scenes of Nigerian actor, Zubby Michael.
The suspect was arrested by the Tunji Disu-led Force Intelligence Response Team in Ogun State for abducting a six-year-old boy named Ebube Eze.
Ayodele’s arrest was effected after the victim’s father sent a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
The victim was kidnapped from Remson Group of Schools, located in Ojo Alaba area of Lagos, and was kept hostage for four days until a ransom of N550,000 was paid for his release, Vanguard reported.
However, upon interrogation, the 23-year-old suspect confessed that he learnt kidnapping skills from watching Nollywood movies.
“Zubby Michael is my favorite Nollywood actor and he is good at kidnapping roles.
“I decided to try out some of the methods used by Zubby to kidnap children and adults in the movies.
“I started by visiting several schools around Ojo to see the possibility of picking children without anyone noticing,” he said.
While apologizing for his crimes, he confessed to have used the movie tactics he learnt to kidnap the child in November 16, 2021.
“I am sorry for causing his family so much pain. I am not a cultist or an armed robber. I do not have a gang.
“I just trained myself by watching Zubby Michael. My parents trained me very well, I was just impatient and greedy,” he added.
