The police in Delta State have arrested a 19-year-old girl simply identified as Nelly, for allegedly organising her own kidnap with her boyfriend to collect N10million ransom from her parents.

The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred between February 15 and 17, 2011 at Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.

It was learnt that Nelly left her parents on the pretext that she was going to Abraka to process her admission to the Delta State University (DELSU) and could not return home because it was late.

Her parents were said to have advised her to stay back and pass the night with her sister, who allegedly refused to accommodate her.

Security sources disclosed that Nelly was angry when she left her sister for her boyfriend’s house only for some false abductors to put a call across to her father in Lagos that his daughter was currently with them and demanded a N10 million ransom for her release.

The Nigerian Tribune gathered that her agitated father called some friends in Delta State intimating his predicament to them and requesting their intervention and assistance.

It was gathered that at this stage the police were brought in and engaged the supposed kidnapped gang in negotiation using Nelly’s GSM handset.

Though the abductors agreed to release her on a paltry amount of N150.000 down payment and another N3 million thereafter the mode of collecting the money became suspicious to them.

Security sources confided in the Nigerian Tribune that immediately the matter was reported, the first suspect was Nelly and that after three days negotiations with the supposed kidnappers they refused to show up for the ransom having suspected that police had been involved.

It was gathered that after three days of negotiations and worn out, Nelly strolled lazily into their home from where she was taking to the police station for interrogation and admitted her involvement in the kidnap saga.

“She broke down when she faced detectives and realised that there was no amount of lies that can save her. She confessed her participation and that of her boyfriends simply identified as Teddy.”
The “A” Division Police Officer (DPO), Mr Okon Effiong, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), was not on seat when the Nigerian Tribune called at his office but a senior police officer confirmed the incident,