The Commissioner of Police, Mr Olatoye Durosinmi, told newsmen that Joy and the kidnapers collected the sum of N2 million as ransom for her husband’s release.
Joy told journalists in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital during her parade that she arranged the kidnap of her husband because of the situation, adding that not only was she denied of sex, but the don’t provide for the family.
Both embattled couples are an indigene of Ntak Obio Akpa in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the State.
”I did menial jobs to fend for the family. I arranged his kidnap because I needed money to take care of the family.
”Unfortunately, I was not given the ransom money after the abduction was successful,” she said.
Joy mentioned one Udo Moji, now at large, as the leader of the gang she engaged for her husband’s abduction.
She said: ”They collected the money from me and never gave anything to me. Some members of the group who were arrested while spending the money mentioned my name to the police.”
Also speaking, Ebong said that he was kidnapped about 8.30 p.m., on July 21 shortly after entering his house.
“They took me out of my compound in a mini bus. They kept me for four days and demanded the sum of N2 million as ransom.
”They took me to Etinan where they caged me. I am very fortunate that the police came on a rescue operation.
‘They collected N2 million from me. The police later recovered about N500,000 from them,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police said that the command in the State would go after criminals to smoke them out.
