A kidnap suspect identified as Ayobamidele Ayodele has confessed that he learnt the act of kidnapping by watching actor, Zubby Michael’s movies.
Ayodele was arrested by the Tunji Disu-led Force Intelligence Response Team in Ogun State for abducting a six-year-old boy named Ebube Eze.
I learnt kidnapping from watching Zubby Michael movies
His arrest was effected after the victim’s father sent a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
According to Vanguard, 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.
I learnt kidnapping from watching Zubby Michael movies
During interrogation, the 23-year-old suspect confessed that he learnt kidnapping skills from watching Nollywood movies.
His words; “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.”
The suspect revealed that he used the tactics he learnt to kidnap the child in November 16, 2021.
Apologising for his crimes, he said, “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.”