Edo State Police Command said it has arrested an 18-year-old girl, who kidnapped herself and demanded N10m ransom.

The state police spokesman, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this to newsmen, saying the suspect was kidnapped along old INEC Road, Ekpoma.

Ikoedem said that technical intelligence and field investigations led to the arrest of the suspect, which later revealed a case of self-kidnapping.

“The suspect, one Obehi Odine ‘F’, aged 18, was arrested for staging her own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of Ten Million Naira (₦10,000,000). She has confessed to the crime, admitting that the incident was deliberately fabricated to extort money.”

According to Ikoedem, a suspected kidnapping and logistics base was stormed in Ubaja, and 11 male suspects believed to be members of an organised kidnapping syndicate were arrested.

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Exhibits recovered, according to her, were 24 dane guns, 17 cutlasses, three battle axes, gun powder, torchlights, mobile phones, solar panels, assorted charms, one Daylong motorcycle, and the sum of ₦209,700.00 cash.

Ikoedem said, “The Commissioner of Police, strongly warns members of the public against engaging in false kidnapping reports and other deceptive acts, noting that such actions waste critical security resources, divert attention from genuine emergencies, create unnecessary panic, and undermine public confidence, hence anyone caught will be prosecuted accordingly.”

Source: Nation