Suspected Kidnapper Arrested After Collecting Ransom In Delta

A suspected kidnapper identified as Abdulahi Isah, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command after he collected ransom before releasing his female victim.

Spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, March 17, 2025, said the suspect was arrested in a bush five days after he abducted the woman in Ibusa community, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.

“On 12/3/2025, at about 1100hours, an indigene of Ibusa (name withheld) reported at Ibusa Police station that his friend's wife was kidnapped on 7/3/2025 and a ransom was paid and that he was the person who delivered the ransom and other food items to the kidnappers,” the statement read.

"Acting on useful information provided by the said man the DPO Ibusa Police Station swiftly mobilized the patrol team of Ibusa division alongside vigilantes and stormed the bush where the suspect Abdulahi Isah was arrested.

“The suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.”