According to the Command, the alleged plot was uncovered following a report filed by the woman's husband, prompting an intensive investigation by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit.
The Edo State Police Command has uncovered what authorities described as a carefully orchestrated kidnapping scam and arrested four suspects, including a woman who allegedly staged her own abduction in a bid to fraudulently obtain N50 million in ransom from her family.
The police said the suspects conspired to create a false kidnapping narrative, complete with videos showing the purported victim bound and threatened with a firearm, in an elaborate scheme designed to convince relatives that she had been abducted by kidnappers.
According to the Command, the alleged plot was uncovered following a report filed by the woman's husband, prompting an intensive investigation by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikedem, the Command disclosed that the incident was first reported on June 1, 2026, by Mr. Tony Ugbowan of Agbor Road, Benin City.
