Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The Police in Delta State have arrested a woman for faking her kidnap and collecting N3 million ransom after spending N3.6 million loan she took for her bridal shower in a luxury hotel in the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Operatives sprang into action on 21 July after receiving a report of a woman abducted by armed men in the Bonsaac area of Asaba, said Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police.

He said two suspects, Alfred Elisha at Koka Roundabout, Asaba, and Ugochukwu Adim off DLA Road, Asaba, were arrested the following day.

"Upon arrest of the suspect, he confessed that it was not a case of an actual kidnapping but a plot between the victim and hi...