The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has arrested a couple for planning a kidnapping in a deceptive attempt to extort money from their families.
According to a statement, the police in Totum received a report of the alleged kidnapping on Tuesday where the victim was supposed to have been kidnapped by unknown assailants somewhere in Nkang territory. The BPS stated that “police investigations proved the report to be false.”
“A 40-year-old Motswana woman from Makobo village and her 35-year-old Zimbabwean boyfriend who works in Nkange lands faked the incident, contacted the woman’s family and demanded a ransom.” After the family reported, the Statistics Department stated that preliminary investigations revealed from the beginning that the entire incident was fake.
The statement added, “The police were informed of the incident by the family, and the police began investigations that revealed the fabrication of the incident, after which the alleged victim and her friend were arrested.” The Motswana woman now faces charges of providing false information to a person working in the public service while her boyfriend has been charged with entering Botswana through an unregistered entry point. The woman has not yet appeared in court while her boyfriend awaits deportation. Mamiji
