The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a 34-year-old woman, Nansik Wuyep Sule, and several other suspects over alleged cases of fake kidnapping, kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal firearms trafficking across different states.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) and Intelligence Response Team (IRT) during intelligence-led operations.
The operations also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and other exhibits in some of the cases.
Briefing journalists on Wednesday, Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said Sule allegedly conspired with Catherine Davou, mother of a two-year-old boy, and Luka Emmanuel Butdam to stage the child’s abduction and demand N15 million ransom from his grandmother.
Iniedu said Sule was arrested in Jos, Plateau State, on July 23, 2026, following credible intelligence.
He said during interrogation, Sule allegedly confessed to conspiring with Davou to fake the child’s abduction.
According to the police, the child was hidden in Davou’s residence while Butdam allegedly made calls to the grandmother, demanding N15 million as ransom.
The police said all three suspects were subsequently arrested and the child rescued.