A desperate woman who faked blindness and had been roaming the streets of Nigeria to beg for alms hilariously regained her eyesight after police had threatened to unleash tear-gas on her.

According to reports, after her true colours came to light, the woman identified as Ada Nwachukwu disclosed to the police that she had come all the way from Orlu in Imo state to hustle for Christmas.

She further revealed to Police officers in Delta State who arrested her that she had already made N3,270 from the fake blindness as at the time of her arrest.

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The con woman was nabbed at Jakpa junction of the state.

Apparently, she was using a little girl believed to be her daughter as her 'guide girl'.

It is not clear whether her arrest was influenced by a tip-off.

Ghanaian police might want to emulate this strategy to fish out possible fake beggars who have flooded the streets of the country’s cities.