In the state capital of Asaba, Delta State, police have detained two male accomplices and a 29-year-old lady who staged her kidnapping.
A female victim was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified armed men in the Bonsaac neighborhood of Asaba on July 21, 2025, at around 20:30 hours, according to a statement released by SP Bright Edafe, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer.
The statement reads, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, acted promptly on the report and instructed CSP Godwin Osadolor, the Commander of the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, to ensure that the victim is rescued unharmed.”
“The command led operatives to launch a coordinated intelligence-driven operation in response to this directive.”
On July 22, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the agents captured a male suspect named Alfred Elisha near Koka Roundabout in Asaba and another suspect named Ugochukwu Adim off DLA Road in Asaba through careful investigation and smart deployment.
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“It became clear when the suspects were apprehended that this was a plan between the victim and himself rather than a real kidnapping. The other suspect, 29-year-old Merit Eleh, was apprehended as a result of his disclosure.
“She acknowledged that she used the approximately three million six hundred thousand naira (₦3,600,000) that her brother had loaned her to pay for her bridal shower and hotel stays during her March 2025 wedding.”
She added that she had fabricated her kidnapping in order to obtain a three million naira (₦3,000,000) ransom, from which she handed her associates 500,000 naira and retained two million naira (₦2,500,000) for herself.
“The investigation is still ongoing, and all suspects have been arrested.”
