Police Arrest 31yrs Old Man For Paying N900,000 to Kidnap Aunt Who Raised Him for 10 years

The police in Delta state have arrested a 31-year-old man identified as Chukwuemeka Destiny, for allegedly attempting to kidnap his aunt who had raised him from the age of five.

Parading the suspect on Saturday, April 25, the command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, said the victim took Destiny in when he was five and raided him until he turned 15. Edafe said he left home and many years later, returned to his aunty’s house where he planned for her abduction.

Edafe said the plot was one of a disturbing pattern of violence against those who extend help to others.

“All of a sudden something just came up to his mind that let me kidnap my auntie who trained me, who saw me through school, and that was what he did,” Edafe said.

He said Destiny made two separate payments to the would-be abductors, an initial deposit of N200,000, followed by a second payment of N700,000.
Edafe mentioned that the plot unravelled after the men Destiny approached turned out not to be kidnappers. Rather than carry out the abduction, they used him as bait, lured him in and handed him over to the police.

“Unknown to him that the people he contacted were not kidnappers. They rather used him as bait, got him and handed him over to the police thereby saving the life of his auntie,” Bright said

During interrogation, the suspect admitted commiting the crime but has no idea why he committed it.

“Sincerely speaking to you, I am guilty of what really happened. I don’t know what came over me. I can’t tell. It’s the devil’s work” he said.

The aunt, who described Destiny as the son of her elder sister, told journalists she was shocked when she learnt of the plot.

“I was shocked. Crying,” she said. trying to hold back tear.

Despite their blood ties, she asked for the full weight of the law to be exercised on the suspect.

Police in Delta State have arrested a 31-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Destiny, for allegedly plotting the abduction of his aunt — the woman who raised him from early childhood.

The suspect was paraded on Saturday by the state police command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, who described the case as both troubling and deeply distressing. According to him, the victim had taken Destiny into her care at the age of five, nurturing and supporting him until he left home as a teenager.

Years later, Destiny reportedly resurfaced at his aunt’s residence — but investigators say his return concealed a sinister plan.

Police allege that he sought out individuals to carry out the kidnapping and made two payments towards the plot: an initial ₦200,000 deposit followed by a further ₦700,000. However, the scheme unravelled in an unexpected twist. The men he approached were not kidnappers; instead, they turned him over to authorities, effectively preventing the crime.

“Unknown to him, the people he contacted were not kidnappers. They used him as bait and handed him over to the police, thereby saving the life of his aunt,” Bright said.

He added that the case reflects a worrying pattern in which acts of kindness are repaid with betrayal, noting the stark contradiction between the suspect’s upbringing and the alleged offence.

During interrogation, Destiny reportedly admitted his involvement but struggled to explain his motives. “I am guilty of what happened. I don’t know what came over me… I can’t explain it,” he said, attributing his actions to what he described as “the devil’s work”.

For the victim, the revelation has been devastating. Speaking to journalists, she described Destiny as the son of her elder sister and said she was overcome with shock and grief upon learning of the plot.

“I was shocked… I couldn’t stop crying,” she said, her voice breaking with emotion.

Despite their close bond, she insisted that justice must take its course, calling for the full weight of the law to be applied.

The case has sparked renewed concern about trust, vulnerability, and the erosion of familial bonds, particularly in communities where extended family support systems have long served as a cornerstone of social life.