By Our Reporter
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old woman for allegedly staging her own abduction in an attempt to extort N15m from her younger brother.
The suspect reportedly fabricated the kidnapping on October 23, 2026, and contacted her brother, claiming she had been abducted by unknown gunmen who were demanding N15m for her release.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed that the arrest followed an intelligence-led investigation initiated after the command received a report of the alleged abduction.
Edafe said the Commissioner of Police subsequently directed operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ubulukwu Division to investigate the incident.
According to him, police investigations exposed the alleged plot and established that the woman had fabricated the kidnapping story to obtain money from her younger brother.
During a video interview with the police spokesperson, the suspect reportedly confessed to staging the incident, blaming the devil for her actions.
She told investigators that she had informed members of her family that she was going out to buy drugs before contacting her younger brother to claim that kidnappers had seized her and taken her into the bush.
“I informed my brother that the kidnappers were demanding N15 million to release me or they would kill me,” she said.
The suspect explained that she resorted to the scheme because she was ill and needed money to pay for medical treatment.
She appealed for forgiveness and urged members of the public to avoid criminal activities.
The police have not disclosed further details about the suspect’s identity or the next stage of the investigation.