A 16-year-old SS2 student at a private secondary
school in Abakaliki has faked her own kidnapping, says the police command in
Ebonyi State.
The girl allegedly contacted a family member claiming
she had been kidnapped and demanded a ransom of ?2 million for her release.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ebonyi Command, SP
Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that a family friend helped her plan
the hoax.
Ukandu said the girl attends a privately owned school
located on Watchman Street in Abakaliki.
She is a native of Izzi Local Government Area and was
due to return to school for the third term on Saturday.
The girl told police she had gone to buy second-hand
clothes, known locally as ‘Okirika’, when someone tapped her from behind.
She claimed to have lost consciousness and woke up the
next day at Ishieke Junction in Ebonyi Local Government Area.
She added that she often dreams of being kidnapped,
and her mother regularly prays against it.
Upon regaining consciousness, she asked for directions
back to Abakaliki town.
Instead of returning home, she went to the house of a
family friend who had no idea she was missing.
Using the man’s phone, she messaged her brother,
claiming she had been kidnapped and demanded ?2 million ransom.
Her brother asked to speak with the kidnappers and
requested their location, but she refused and blocked his number.
Later, she unblocked his number and sent an account
number belonging to the family friend hosting her.
Unluckily for her, the phone was tracked. Police
raided the house and arrested everyone involved in the plot.
The police spokesperson confirmed that the command has
launched a full investigation into the incident.
The girl has since been reunited with her family,
though the matter remains under police investigation due to her age.
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