The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old woman, Nwachukwu Chidubem Blessing, for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and collecting N3m ransom from her family.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said Nwachukwu allegedly conspired with a female associate identified as “Onyinye” and another male accomplice, to stage her own kidnapping and obtain money from her family.
According to Ikenga, the suspect was reported to have been abducted along the Onitsha–Asaba Expressway on August 29, but despite the payment of N3 million ransom by her family, she was allegedly not released, prompting further investigation by the police.
Ikenga added that she was arrested in Asaba on Friday, September 18 by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, following credible intelligence.