Police arrest Edo woman over false school kidnapping alarm

Edo State Police Command has arrested 1 Uzebor Emmanuel, popularly known connected societal media arsenic “Aza Woman,” for raising mendacious alarms, alleging that students astatine Green Park Academy Aduwawa and Western Boys’ College Ikpoba Hill, Benin City were abducted by kidnappers.

The fishy had successful a viral video, alleged that terrorists invaded the schoolhouse and abducted immoderate students.

According to the suspect, 6 students were kidnapped done assorted mini transport buses, claiming that, portion immoderate escaped from their abductors, others paid ransome.

The publications, according to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Eno Ikoedem, generated wide apprehension, heightened nationalist anxiety, and could undermine nationalist assurance successful the information architecture of the State.

In a connection on Sunday, the PPRO said the fishy volition beryllium “charged to tribunal upon the decision of investigations”.

The bid advised members of the nationalist to “exercise restraint, verify accusation from credible sources earlier sharing, and refrain from utilizing societal media platforms to disseminate falsehoods susceptible of disturbing nationalist bid and order”.

Police apprehension Edo pistillate implicit mendacious schoolhouse kidnapping alarm