A 31-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Destiny, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly plotting to kidnap the aunt who raised him from childhood.
During a parade of the suspect on Saturday, April 25, police spokesperson Bright Edafe revealed that the victim took Destiny in at age five and cared for him for a decade.
He recently returned to his aunt’s house with the intention of orchestrating her abduction. Edafe described the case as a disturbing pattern of betrayal against those who offer help to others.
Edafe said that Destiny conceived the idea of kidnapping his aunt, who trained him and saw him through school, and proceeded to carry out the plan.
He said Destiny made two separate payments to the abductors, an initial deposit of N200,000, followed by a second payment of N700,000. Edafe added that the plot was uncovered after the men Destiny contacted turned out not to be kidnappers but instead used him as bait, lured him, and handed him over to the police.
Edafe further stated that the individuals he contacted were not kidnappers, noting that they used him as bait, apprehended him, and handed him over to the police, thereby saving the life of his aunt.
During interrogation, the suspect admitted committing the crime.
He confessed that he was guilty of the act, stating that he could not explain what came over him and described it as the devil’s work.
The aunt, who identified Destiny as the son of her elder sister, told journalists she was shocked when she learnt of the plot.
She said she was shocked and in tears upon discovering the plan.
Despite their blood ties, she called for the full weight of the law to be applied against the suspect.
The suspect is currently being held by the Raiders squad of the Delta State Police Command pending further investigation.
