Blessing Ogunu, a staff member of Bliss Legacy Limited, a real estate company based in Benin City, has been arrested by the Operatives of the Edo State Police Command for alleged self-abduction.
Recall that the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City. He also disclosed that two other suspects, Esther Anthony and Ukpebor Joel, were arrested along with her for conspiracy.
The police spokesman said that Blessing Ogunu allegedly faked her own abduction and demanded a N4.8 million ransom for her release.
According to him, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the anti-kidnapping and crime unit using technical intelligence.
Nwabuzor said that the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit received a complaint from one Samuel Prince Omomuzo of No. 102 Ihama Road, GRA, Benin City, who reported that one Blessing Ogunu, a staff of Bliss Legacy Limited, Benin City, was kidnapped in Benin and the kidnappers demanded a N4.8 million ransom.
He further stated that during interrogation, the supposed Blessing Ogunu confessed that she masterminded her own abduction because her company refused to allocate land to a customer whom they had received money from.
The suspects will soon be charged in court said the police spokesman.
