Delta woman fakes kidnap to extort N15m from brother

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old woman, identified as Umadi, for allegedly faking her own kidnapping to extort N15 million from her younger brother. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the woman claimed she had been abducted by gunmen while on her way to purchase medicine and threatened that the kidnappers would kill her if the ransom was not paid.

During interrogation, the suspect reportedly admitted to arranging the fake abduction and contacting her brother for the money, though she failed to provide a convincing explanation for why she caused her brother distress. The incident was reported to the Ogwashi-Uku Police Division on October 23, 2026. Daily Post Nigeria reports that following the report, the Commissioner of Police directed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Ubuluku to investigate the matter.

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