By Austin Ogwuda
Lady, 25, nabbed for selling a 6-week baby too
BARELY one week after a young girl was arrested by the Police in Delta State, South South, Nigeria, after conniving with her boyfriend to deceive her parents that she has been kidnapped, whereas she deliberately faked the kidnap inorder to obtain N2m ‘ransom’ from her parents, another lady has been nabbed in similar vogage.
However, this incident involved a 40 year old lady who faked that was allegedly kidnapped on her way to visit a male Facebook friend based in Delta State tricking the said friend to assist in raising the sum of N15m being demanded as ransom whereas the professed kidnap was a ruse, aimed at ruse.
Delta State Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe disclosed this during a press briefing today (Thursday).
His words, On 11/11/2024, at about 1100hours, a complainant (name withheld) reported that one Smart Amanda, female, aged 40 years, who he met on Facebook was on her to to visit in Ekpan and was kidnapped along Agbarho road and later he got a call from one Faith Oghenejabor that her friend Smart Amanda who was coming to see him has been kidnapped and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of Fifteen Million Naira.
“The friend called the next day stating that they had gotten a huge part of the money and its remaining one hundred and fifty thousand naira to complete the money.
“After the release of Smart Amanda, her friend Faith continued to call and extort money from him and that she collected a total of one million Nine hundred and fifty thousand naira from him. The DPO Ekpan detailed operatives who embarked on an intelligence investigation and arrested Faith Oghenejabor. The investigation later revealed that Faith Oghenejabor is the same person as Smart Amanda. Suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing”.
Lady, 25, nabbed for selling a 6-week baby too
In a related development, Police operatives in Delta State have arrested one Blessing Kojo Oghenefejiri, female, aged 25 years for allegedly selling a baby conceived out of wedlock.
According to the PPRO Edafe, “On 9th January 2025, a complainant (name withheld) came to the station and reported that his girlfriend deceived him and his sister that their six weeks old child had died.
“But the complainant said he suspected foul play; the DPO Ogborikoko Division detailed operatives to investigate. The suspect Blessing Kojo Oghenefejiri, female, aged 25 years was arrested and during the investigation, the suspect confessed that the child did not die but gave the child out to a couple.
“Upon further investigation”, Edafe continued, “it revealed that the suspect also deceived another couple and lied to them that she was gang raped by four men and that the child does not have a father. She then gave the baby away. All suspects involved have been arrested and an investigation is ongoing”, he stated.
