The Delta State Police Command has taken a 54-year-old woman into custody after an intelligence-led investigation exposed her plan to stage her own kidnapping in an attempt to extort N15 million from her younger brother.
Addressing the public in a video statement released by the command, the Police Public Relations Officer disclosed that the case was initially reported at the Ogwashi-Uku Divisional Police Headquarters on October 23, 2026.
State Commissioner of Police subsequently tasked the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Obu-Luku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, to track down the alleged abductors.
Operatives soon uncovered inconsistencies in the timeline, eventually tracing the suspect and arresting her after a 12-day simulated captivity period.
In a taped video confession, the suspect admitted to orchestrating the scheme while out buying medication, calling her brother to claim she had been dragged into the bush by armed men who demanded N15 million under threat of death.
Police confirmed that conspirators who assisted her in staging the scam are being tracked, emphasizing that while fake kidnappings usually involve teenagers, catching a 54-year-old suspect marks an unprecedented case for the command.
"I kidnapped myself. I told my brother I had been kidnapped when I went out to buy medicine... It was the devil’s work. I want forgiveness." — Confessional Statement by Suspect
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