A woman identified as Oluchi has been discovered in a hotel in Delta State after allegedly staging her own k!dnapping and demanding millions of naira from her family
Before the discovery, her children, including a daughter based in Canada, had appealed to the public for financial assistance, claiming k!dnappers initially demanded N50 million before reducing the ransom to N20 million.
The family had reported to the police that Oluchi was abducted in the Ikpoba Hill area of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
However, police investigations reportedly led operatives to a hotel in Ubiaroko, Delta State, where Oluchi was allegedly found in the company of a man believed to be her lover.
According to Punch, a source familiar with the investigation said officers traced the suspect through phone records and located both individuals in the hotel.
“Police traced the number of the man to a hotel in Ubiaroko, Delta State. They met the man and the kidnapped 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. The wife begged the husband not to tell her children what actually transpired,” the source said.
Reacting in an emotional video, Oluchi’s daughter, Anita, said the revelation had left the family devastated and shocked.
Anita also disclosed that no ransom was paid and promised that all donations received during efforts to secure her mother’s release would be refunded.
“My mum has been released. My mum is involved in this kidnapping case. I only did what I did to save my mom. The family is in shock. This is not right. This has shattered my family,” she said.
“We were called that my mum has been released. We didn’t pay the kidnappers. The money is intact. We are going to make a refund. We involved the Police from the beginning. We now know it was not a real kidnapping. They said my mom is involved. They are having a relationship,” she added.
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