By Mick Oseji, Asaba
The police in Delta State have arrested a 54-year-old woman for allegedly staging her own abduction to extort N15 million from her younger brother.
Parading the suspect on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, said a case of suspected kidnapping was reported at Ubulukwu Police Division.
Edafe said the police embarked on an intelligence-based investigation which led to her arrest.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed that she pretended to have left her home to buy some drugs. She said it was then she called her brother and lied that she had been abducted and that the kidnappers were demanding N15 million.
She blamed the devil for her action and said she needed the money to treat her leg that is hurting her.
The police said investigation is ongoing, and the suspect will be charged to court after investigation.
