The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old woman accused of staging her own abduction in an alleged attempt to extort ₦15 million from her younger brother.
The suspect allegedly fabricated a kidnapping story and contacted her brother, claiming she had been abducted by unknown persons who were demanding ₦15 million for her release.
Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this while parading the suspect, explaining that the case was initially reported as a suspected kidnapping at the Ubulukwu Police Division.
According to Edafe, detectives launched an intelligence-based investigation into the reported abduction, which eventually exposed the alleged plot and led to the woman’s arrest.
During interrogation, the 54-year-old suspect reportedly confessed that she had pretended to leave her residence to purchase drugs before calling her younger brother with the false kidnapping claim.
She allegedly told investigators that she staged the incident because she needed money to treat an injury to her leg.
The suspect reportedly blamed the devil for her actions.
The police have yet to disclose further details about the investigation or whether she would be charged to court.
