Nigeria, April 16 -- The Police in Edo State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested three kidnap suspects, including a woman, who allegedly faked her kidnap for N4.8 million.

In a statement posted on X on Monday, the police spokesperson in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the arrest was executed through "technical intelligence."

Mr Nwabuzor, a police superintendent, identified the woman as Blessing Ogunu, a staff of Bliss Legacy Limited in Benin City.

The other suspects are Esther Anthony and Ukpebor Joel.

"During interrogation, Blessing Ogunu confessed that she masterminded the whole process of herself being kidnapped because her company refused to allocate land to a customer whom they had collected money from.

"The suspects will soon b...