{"id":148686,"date":"2025-09-25T21:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686"},"modified":"2025-09-25T21:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:14:34","slug":"anambra-police-nab-soldier-for-faking-own-kidnap-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686","title":{"rendered":"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap<\/p>\n<p>The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and demanding \u20a620 million ransom from his family.<\/p>\n<p>Ekezie, 38, is attached to the 302 Artillery Regiment of the Nigerian Army, Onitsha. He was arrested on September 15, 2025, and taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, preliminary investigations revealed that on August 15, 2025, the suspect staged his abduction and sent a text message to his family, demanding \u20a620 million for his supposed release.<\/p>\n<p>Police operatives, acting on intelligence, traced and arrested him at his hideout in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Command is conducting a thorough investigation into the case to ensure justice is served,\u201d Ikenga said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and demanding \u20a620 million ransom from his family. Ekezie, 38, is attached to the 302 Artillery Regiment of the Nigerian Army, Onitsha. He was arrested on September 15, 2025, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":147736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2327,380,2326],"class_list":{"0":"post-148686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-others","8":"tag-anambra-state-police-command","9":"tag-kidnap","10":"tag-soldier"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap - The Public Pulse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap - The Public Pulse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Public Pulse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-25T20:14:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"828\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Njoku G. O\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Njoku G. O\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Njoku G. O\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5393e5121f8ed641a44fbefff1cefe80\"},\"headline\":\"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-25T20:14:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686\"},\"wordCount\":130,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Anambra State Police Command\",\"Kidnap\",\"Soldier\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Others\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686\",\"name\":\"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap - The Public Pulse\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-25T20:14:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5393e5121f8ed641a44fbefff1cefe80\"},\"description\":\"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg\",\"width\":828,\"height\":465},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?p=148686#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Public Pulse\",\"description\":\"breaking news that matters\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5393e5121f8ed641a44fbefff1cefe80\",\"name\":\"Njoku G. O\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/df0a51111ba30fc60a3be1d68b533a987e1e2512dbdc0edac6833f368d860c5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/df0a51111ba30fc60a3be1d68b533a987e1e2512dbdc0edac6833f368d860c5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/df0a51111ba30fc60a3be1d68b533a987e1e2512dbdc0edac6833f368d860c5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Njoku G. O\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepublicpulse.ng\\\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap - The Public Pulse","description":"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap - The Public Pulse","og_description":"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and","og_url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686","og_site_name":"The Public Pulse","article_published_time":"2025-09-25T20:14:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":828,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Njoku G. O","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Njoku G. O","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686"},"author":{"name":"Njoku G. O","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/5393e5121f8ed641a44fbefff1cefe80"},"headline":"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap","datePublished":"2025-09-25T20:14:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686"},"wordCount":130,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg","keywords":["Anambra State Police Command","Kidnap","Soldier"],"articleSection":["Others"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686","url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686","name":"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap - The Public Pulse","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-09-25T20:14:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/5393e5121f8ed641a44fbefff1cefe80"},"description":"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a serving soldier, Samuel Ekezie, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg","width":828,"height":465},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148686#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Anambra Police Nab Soldier for Faking Own Kidnap"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/","name":"The Public Pulse","description":"breaking news that matters","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/5393e5121f8ed641a44fbefff1cefe80","name":"Njoku G. O","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df0a51111ba30fc60a3be1d68b533a987e1e2512dbdc0edac6833f368d860c5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df0a51111ba30fc60a3be1d68b533a987e1e2512dbdc0edac6833f368d860c5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df0a51111ba30fc60a3be1d68b533a987e1e2512dbdc0edac6833f368d860c5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Njoku G. O"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/"],"url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?author=4"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nigeria-police-force.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148687,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148686\/revisions\/148687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/147736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}