08/06/2026
Woman who staged own k!dna+piĻg to demand ā¦50m ran$om found in Delta hotel with lover
A married woman identified as Oluchi has been discovered in a hotel in Delta State after allā¬gedly staging her own k!dnap+ing and demanding a ā¦50 million ran$om from her family.
The inĀ¢!dent began when her family reported to the police that she had been abdĀ„Ā¢ted at the Ikpoba Hill area of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in Edo State. The allā¬ged k!dnap+ers reportedly reduced the ran$om demand to ā¦20 million, while the familyā including her daughter based in Canadaāappealed publicly for assistance to raise the funds.
However, a police investigation later uncovered incon$!stencies in the case, leading operatives to Delta State, where the woman was eventually found in a hotel with her allā¬ged lover.
A source revealed that detectives traced the sĀ„$pectās phone number to a hotel in Ubiaroko, Delta State, where both Oluchi and the man were reportedly found together.
āThe police traced the number of the man to a hotel in Ubiaroko, Delta State. They met the man and the k!dna+ped woman inside a hotel. They called the husband, and he was happy. It was at the station that the police broke the news to him,ā the source said.
It was further gathered that the woman pleaded with her husband not to disclose the true nature of the inĀ¢!dent to their children.
In a video circulating online, her daughter, Anita, who resides in Canada, expressed shoĀ¢k over the development, saying the inc!dent had dev@$tated the family.
According to her, the family had acted in good faith to raise the ran$om, believing her motherās life was in d@Ļger, and had also involved the police from the onset.
"My mum has been released. My mum is involved in this k!dnap+ing case. I only did what I did to save my momā¦ The law will take its course,ā she said.
She added that the family had planned to refund the money raised, noting that none of it had been paid to any k!dna+pers as initially believed.
Meanwhile, the Harmony Ladies Club, a social group to which Anita belongs, distanced itself from the inĀ¢!dent, expressing shoĀ¢k and d!$appointment over the revelation that the k!dna+ping was staged.
In a statement, the group said members had mobilized emotional, logistical, and financial support in good faith, only to later discover the situation had been fabr!Ā¢ated.
