How man Kidnaps Own Son, Demands N182,000 Ransom From Wife

…..A man has orchestrated a daring action by kidnapping his son in exchange for a sum from his wife.

The man in question happens to be the stepdad of the 8-year-old boy and he was rescued by detectives in Kenya and reunited with his distraught mother.

The step-dad, identified as Nemwel Ondari, in the early hours of Saturday, 12th November, 2022 kidnapped the boy, after a domestic disagreement with his wife, Everline Nandera.

……According to report, the suspect was arrested following a report filed at Embakasi police station at around 9:30 am, by the boy’s worried mother.
According to a statement issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations- DCI, the suspect demanded and threatened to kill the boy with a kitchen knife if the wife didn’t act fast.

“Nandera told detectives that she had left their home in Embakasi’s Tel Aviv area at the crack of dawn, headed for Muthurwa market,” the statement read.

,,,,,,,,But upon coming back at around 9:20am, she found her husband and son missing. A note had been left behind by the husband Nemwel Ondari, 32, demanding for a ransom of Sh50,000, for the release of the boy.
In the note, the man also warned his wife that he would kill the boy using a kitchen knife which he had carried, should she try any monkey business.
Immediately the woman filled her report at Embakasi police station, detectives from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) based at DCI Nairobi area were assembled and a manhunt for the suspect was launched.

The detectives assisted by their Embakasi counterparts traced the suspect and arrested him at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie avenue, a few hours later.

…..The detectives established that the couple had a heated argument last night and after Everline left early in the morning for Muthurwa to fend for her family, the man packed
The detectives pounced on the man at around 4pm, as he eagerly waited for the ransom to be deposited into his Mpesa account.

,,,,,,,,,Mother and child were reunited and the man was escorted to Embakasi police station, where he is cooling his heels awaiting arraignment.