Delta Police arrest woman for staging own abduction to extort N15m from brother

A 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping case following an intelligence-led investigation at the Ubulukwu Police Division.

SP Bright Edafe, a spokesperson for the police, announced the arrest during a press briefing. He stated that investigators found that the woman involved in the incident had reportedly pretended to leave her home under the pretext of purchasing medication. She subsequently contacted her younger brother, alleging that she had been kidnapped.

The woman told her brother that her captors were demanding a ransom of 15 million naira. During questioning, the suspect confessed to orchestrating the abduction, attributing his actions to external influences.