Benue State Police Command says it has arrested two women over an alleged staged kidnapping plot intended to extort money from a family. Police report that the suspects—Mary Torkuma of Akpehe, Makurdi, and Evergreen Samuel of Abia State—conspired to deceive Torkuma’s mother. Authorities say the scheme involved making the family believe Torkuma had been abducted, prompting demands for ransom. Police describe the case as a fake kidnapping arrangement carried out for financial gain and say the arrests follow investigations into the incident. The police command has not indicated that Torkuma was actually kidnapped, framing the matter as an attempt to stage an abduction to extract ransom from relatives. The suspects are currently in police custody as the investigation continues and further steps are taken to determine the full circumstances of the allegations and any involvement of other parties.