“I Was Almost Sent To Prison”- Businesswoman Shares Ordeal After Being Linked To ₦50m Kidnapping Case

• A Nigerian businesswoman shared her alarming experience of nearly being imprisoned due to a kidnapping case.
• The incident involved a ₦50 million ransom linked to her.
• The situation began when a supposed customer contacted her to buy nightwear.

A Nigerian businesswoman has narrated a frightening experience of how she was nearly imprisoned after being linked to a kidnapping case involving a ₦50 million ransom.

In an interview with BBC Yoruba that has been circulating on X (formerly Twitter), she explained that the situation began when a supposed customer contacted her to purchase nightwear, but things took an unexpected turn during delivery.

“It happened that on October 16, 2025, a number texted my business line asking for nightwear. She picked two and said she was using her husband’s phone because hers was faulty. Later, they said they would come pick it up, so I gave them my estate junction location,” she said.

According to her, when she met with the supposed customer, two individuals approached her, identified themselves as police officers, and immediately arrested her over a SIM card allegedly connected to a serious crime.

Despite her explanation that the SIM card was newly purchased and used only for her business MiFi, the officers insisted she was under investigation in connection with a kidnapping and murder case that occurred before she even bought the line.

“They claimed the line was used for kidnapping, ₦50m ransom was collected, and the victim was still killed. I told them I bought the SIM in April 2025, while the incident happened in January 2024.

Even after confirming it at the network office, they still didn’t believe me. They harassed me and almost sent me to prison for what I know nothing about,” she concluded.

The incident has since sparked widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians expressing shock and concern.

Some have warned against the risks of buying pre-registered SIM cards, while others pointed out how easily innocent individuals can get entangled in serious criminal investigations.