We’ve Heard Cases Of Self-Kidnapping By Under 15, 16, This particular case Is Alarming. So was the declaration by shocked Superintendent of Police (SP) Bright Edafe
The spokesman of the Delta Police Command was reacting to the case on hand 54-year-old woman allegedly fakws her kidnapping to extort N15m from her younger brother.
The woman reportedly claimed that she had been abducted and taken to the bush by some men, who demanded N15m ransom for her release.
The police spokesperson in a video brief, said the case was reported at the Ogwashi-Uku Divisional Police Headquarters on October 23, 2026.
In response, the Commissioner of Police to directed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Obu-Luku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, to investigate.
“On October 23, 2026, a case of suspected kidnapping was reported at Oguachukwu Division, and the Commissioner of Police, in his wisdom, directed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of Obu-Luku to investigate.
“They started the investigation, and the result was alarming. In the past, we have heard of cases of self-kidnapping and fake kidnappings involving underage persons or teenagers aged 15, 16, 17 or 18 to 20.
“But we have never had a case involving a 54-year-old woman. It is quite unfortunate that she faked her own kidnapping because she wanted to extort N15m from her younger brother.
“We embarked on an intelligence-led investigation, which led to the eventual discovery that the kidnapping was fake. She was arrested before she started opening up.”
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Confessing in the video, the suspect said, “I kidnapped myself. I told my brother I had been kidnapped when I went out to buy medicine, and it took me to the bush. I called my brother and told him.
“I told him they wanted N15m and that if he didn’t pay the money, they would kill me. It was the devil’s work. I want forgiveness. It was the devil’s work.”
“She claimed that she was kidnapped on October 23 and remained in captivity for 12 days, all in a bid to extort N15m from her brother.
“But thanks to the intelligence of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit here in Obu-Luku, she was eventually arrested, and the cat was let out of the bag.
“Some of the people she conspired with are being tracked, and we are definitely going to arrest them”, the police added.
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