TikToker lands in Police trouble after faking kidnap to gain online fame
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He urged residents to continue their daily activities without fear and warned that anyone spreading false security messages would face prosecution.
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old woman, Osarobo Omoyemen, for pretending she was kidnapped in order to get attention on TikTok.
She posted a video claiming she was abducted along Upper Sakponba Road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area and later rescued by the police.
She also claimed she was detained at Akpata Police Station and forced to pay ₦10,000 before being released.
Police spokesman Moses Yamu said the story was false. During questioning, Omoyemen admitted she staged the entire incident just to attract followers to her TikTok page.
Investigators also found a deleted video where someone in the background was asking viewers to follow her page, showing that she planned the fake video with others.
The police said her actions could have caused people to distrust security agencies and create unnecessary fear in the state.
She has now been charged in court for spreading false information, and police are working to arrest her accomplices.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has dismissed a viral message claiming that kidnappers are attacking people on the Gbagada Expressway using “one-chance” buses.
The message looked like an official notice but was actually fake. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, asked residents on X (Twitter) to ignore the alert, calling it recycled misinformation.
He advised Lagosians to only share verified information.
The Lagos State Police Command also confirmed that the message was false. Similar fake warnings first appeared in January 2024 and came up again in March. Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh said police officers would still review security arrangements in the area to reassure the public.
He urged residents to continue their daily activities without fear and warned that anyone spreading false security messages would face prosecution.
The police also encouraged the public to report any suspicious activities through the nearest station or the command’s emergency phone numbers.
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