Monday, December 22, 2025 - The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old housewife named Misturah Bada, and a 30-year-old man, Adedamola Daniel for allegedly staging the lady’s kidnap to extort N2.5 million from her husband who is based in South Africa.
The arrest followed investigations into a kidnapping report
received by the Command on November 24, 2025.
Police spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the woman’s
husband contacted the police through an emergency line, claiming that his wife
had been abducted by armed men who initially demanded a ransom of N10 million
but later reduced it to N3 million.
According to the police, despite paying N2.5 million, the
supposed kidnappers refused to release the woman, prompting intensified
investigations by the Command.
Adebisi explained that the police deployed both technical
and human resources, after which Mrs. Bada was later released and reunited with
her family. During questioning, she claimed she was abducted by six armed men
in a silver Toyota Venza, taken to an unknown location and relieved of her
iPhone 12 Pro Max.
She further told investigators that the ransom paid by her
husband was first transferred into her bank account before being handed over to
the kidnappers.
However, police said inconsistencies in her account raised
suspicion. On December 3, 2025, operatives arrested Adedamola Daniel in Ede,
Osun State. A SIM card linked to the WhatsApp account used for ransom
negotiations was recovered from him.
Investigators said Daniel confessed that Mrs. Bada asked him
to provide a SIM card to open the WhatsApp account used to communicate with the
husband and that he shared the one-time password sent to his line, allowing her
to control the account.
“After being confronted with the findings, Mrs. Bada
admitted that she faked her own kidnapping in order to extort money from her
husband,” the police said.
Further investigations led to the recovery of the iPhone 12
Pro Max earlier reported as stolen. The phone was recovered from one Yusuf
Sodiq, 34, who told police that he bought it from Mrs. Bada for N380,000 and
was warned not to insert any SIM card into it.
Commenting on the incident, the Commissioner of Police,
Lagos State, CP Olohundare Jimoh, cautioned members of the public against false
reports and criminal deception, noting that such acts divert security resources
from genuine emergencies.
The police said investigations are ongoing and that the
suspects will be charged to court once it is concluded.
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