A woman from Nung Oku village in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State who faked her own abduction had been arrested by police in the state.
This was made known by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Waheed Ayilara, on Friday in Uyo.
The woman whose name was not given, according to Ayilara, demanded N4m ransom from her family but was arrested by the police.
He said “One of the kidnap “victims”, a female from Nung Oku village in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom actually arranged her own kidnap.
“A report was received on Monday from one Enobong Sampson that her sister had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers were demanding N4m as ransom.
“As a result, operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Squad of the Command embarked on an intense and intelligence-driven operation to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victim.
“On Tuesday, however, the purported victim and her boyfriend were arrested at a hideout at Mbierebe Obio, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area.
“She confessed to having conspired with her boyfriend and three others to proclaim her kidnap to raise money from her aunty based outside the country,” Ayilara said.
