Kidnappers use fake wooden gun to abduct lady, collect ₦4m

Four kidnappers abducted a woman using a fake wooden gun and collected ₦4 million as ransom after holding her captive for four days.

This was revealed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) via the official handle of @Brightgoldenboy, spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command.

According to the police, the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation where officers discovered a large sum of money in their possession.

Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to kidnapping a woman and using a wooden gun to threaten her.

The police confirmed that the woman was abducted, held for four days, and released after her family paid ₦4 million. She later appeared in the video to confirm the incident.

The police further revealed that part of the ransom—₦3 million—was recovered during the operation, and investigation is ongoing.

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During stop and search, operatives of Dragon Patrol intercepted a commercial vehicle, during the search, cash of three million naira was recovered. Upon interrogation and investigation, the suspects confessed that the money was part of the ransom money collected from a girl they… pic.twitter.com/Qd0DBT4F8J

— SP. Bright Edafe (@Brightgoldenboy) May 24, 2025