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Delta Police Arrest 54-Year-Old Woman for Faking Kidnap to Extort N15m From Brother
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old woman for allegedly staging her own abduction in a bid to extort N15m from her younger brother.
The suspect reportedly claimed that she was kidnapped by some men and taken to a bush, where her abductors demanded N15m ransom for her release.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command disclosed the arrest in a video showing the woman confessing to the alleged crime.
According to the police spokesperson, the case was reported at the Ogwashi-Uku Divisional Police Headquarters on October 23, 2026, prompting the Commissioner of Police to direct the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Obu-Luku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, to investigate.
He said operatives subsequently launched an intelligence-led investigation, which exposed the alleged plot and led to the suspect’s arrest.
The spokesperson described the incident as unusual, noting that the command had previously handled cases of staged kidnappings involving teenagers but had never encountered one involving a 54-year-old woman.
He said, “On October 23, 2026, a case of suspected kidnapping was reported at Ogwashi-Uku 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.”
In a confessional statement contained in the video, the suspect admitted to staging her abduction and demanding N15m from her brother.
She said she contacted her brother after claiming to have been abducted while going out to buy medicine.
“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 said.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the suspect claimed to have spent 12 days in captivity before her arrest.
He added that further investigations revealed that she allegedly did not execute the plan alone, as some individuals were suspected of conspiring with her.
He said the police were tracking the alleged accomplices and would ensure their arrest.
“Some of the people she conspired with are being tracked, and we are definitely going to arrest them,” he added.
