A middle- aged woman has been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly receiving N4 million from suspected kidnappers.
The suspect who is a Point of Sales (POS) operator claimed she was unaware of the criminal activities of the kidnapper, one Timothy Ogenechukwu.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, on his X handle yesterday said the arrest of the woman was as a result of a developing case of a suspected kidnap ransom transaction.
The POS operator was seen being questioned in a video by Edafe, as part of an investigation into a kidnapping incident. The operator explained her side of the story, stating that she was contacted by a customer, Ogenechukwu, who had previously conducted smaller transactions with her.
“He has been doing transactions with me, maybe at times 5,000 or 2,000,” she told the police. However, this time, the transaction was significantly larger, N4 million.
According to her, Ogenechukwu did not provide any clear reason for the massive deposit. “He only called me that morning and said I should check my account, which I did and saw the huge money sent to me from him.”