The Benue State Police Command has arrested two women for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in a bid to extort ransom from a family. The command said

All three notes related to the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie are fake, the FBI has concluded. The assessment pertained to two ransom notes delivered to US media outlets in February, just days after the 84-year-old's disappearance, and a third message from last week claiming to know the identities of her abductors.

According to the FBI, "this case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case"

Days after a third alleged message was sent from a person claiming to have information about the assailants who kidnapped Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, an FBI official confirmed to Reuters June 30 that all three ransom notes were fake. The FBI ...

Police officers quickly noticed inconsistencies in the so-called hostage photograph after receiving the report. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Benue State Police Command has arrested two women for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping scheme to extort money from a family. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Peter Aondongu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday and made available to journalists in Makurdi.