Kemeseng Sanneh alias Kexx Sanneh has been arrested days after he alleged to have been kidnapped.

Police said Kexx Sanneh was arrested on Monday “for giving false information”. 

“The Police High Command wishes to inform the public that Kemeseng Sanneh known as Kexx Sanneh is currently under arrest and helping the Police in their investigations. 

“His arrest came following a case report he filed at the LK German Police Station on Saturday 27th March 2021, alleging being kidnapped by unidentified individuals,” Police said in a statement.

“He claimed to have been dumped at Erinjang Cemetery on the 24th March 2021, which information he knew to be false and misleading.”

Police said their investigations revealed that Kemeseng Sanneh “was never kidnapped or abducted by any individual.”

“The Crime Investigation Department opened a swift investigation into the circumstances leading to his alleged kidnapping with a view to prosecute anyone found responsible in accordance with the laws.

“Sufficient evidence gathered showed that he was not kidnapped and placed in a car as alleged; but instead, he spent that very night in his house with a Marabout from Senegal whose service he [had] hired,” Police added.

Police said their investigations also revealed that Kemeseng Sanneh was involved in a fraudulent marabout scam, details of which are subject of further investigations.

Kexx Sanneh was reported missing on Wednesday and on Sunday he claimed in the media that he was kidnapped by men covered in black. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba