{"id":162312,"date":"2025-05-13T12:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T11:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/teenage-girl-fakes-own-kidnap-for-ransom-police"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:30:19","slug":"teenage-girl-fakes-own-kidnap-for-ransom-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/teenage-girl-fakes-own-kidnap-for-ransom-police","title":{"rendered":"Teenage girl fakes own kidnap for ransom \u2013 Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ebonyi State Police Command says a 16-year-old SS2 student at a private secondary school in Abakaliki has faked her own kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>The command said that the teenage girl allegedly contacted a family member claiming she had been kidnapped and demanded a ransom of N2 million for her release.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that a family friend helped her plan the hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Ukandu said the girl attends a privately-owned school located on Watchman Street in Abakaliki.<\/p>\n<p>The girl is a native of Izzi Local Government Area and was due to return to school for the third term on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The girl told police she had gone to buy second-hand clothes, known locally as \u2018Okirika\u2019, when someone tapped her from behind.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed to have lost consciousness and woke up the next day at Ishieke Junction in Ebonyi Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>She stated further that she often dreams of being kidnapped, and her mother regularly prays against it.<\/p>\n<p>Upon regaining consciousness, she asked for directions back to Abakaliki town.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of returning home, she went to the house of a family friend who had no idea she was missing.<\/p>\n<p>Using the man\u2019s phone, she messaged her brother, claiming she had been kidnapped and demanded N2 million ransom.<\/p>\n<p>Her brother asked to speak with the kidnappers and requested their location, but she refused and blocked his number.<\/p>\n<p>Later, she unblocked his number and sent an account number belonging to the family friend hosting her.<\/p>\n<p>Unluckily for her, the phone was tracked.<\/p>\n<p>Police raided the house and arrested everyone involved in the plot.<\/p>\n<p>The police spokesperson confirmed that the command had launched a full investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The girl has since been reunited with her family, though the matter remains under police investigation due to her age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Ebonyi State Police Command says a 16-year-old SS2 student at a private secondary school in Abakaliki has faked her own kidnapping. The command said that the teenage girl allegedly contacted a family member claiming she had been kidnapped and demanded a ransom of N2 million for her release. 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