Ekiti State Police Command has arrested Helen Kayode, a graduating student of Ekiti State University, EKSU, who allegedly raised a false alarm that she had been kidnapped along Iworoko/Ado-Ekiti road.
This was made known yesterday by the command’s spokesman, SP Sunday Abutu, in Ado-Ekiti.
Abutu alleged that Kayode stated that she was held hostage in an uncompleted building surrounded by bushes.
He said the information activated serious panic in the state, especially within Iworoko-Ekiti and Ado-Ekiti metropolis.
According to Abutu, the information went viral on social media, causing some reactions that undermined the security and peaceful atmosphere currently being enjoyed in the state.
He said investigations revealed that she was not kidnapped, but alleged false information to cover her stay with her boyfriend all through the night of that day before travelling to Lagos to meet her parents.
He alleged that the suspect had confessed during investigation that she sent out the false information to enable her stay back in Ado-Ekiti to celebrate her birthday with her boyfriend, who had a “surprise package.”
Abutu said the student stated that her parents had told her to return to Lagos against her wish due to the birthday party.
Condemning the act, the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo warned against giving false information, especially those that could cause unnecessary apprehension in the society.
Eribo said those found wanting would be made to face the wrath of the law.
He stated that the suspect would be charged to court after investigation.
He reiterated the command’s commitment to the security of lives and property of all residents, and the sustenance of a peaceful atmosphere.
It would be recalled that Kayode had on May 1, sent a disturbing message to her sister that she boarded a wrong bus and was kidnapped.
The message went viral on social media.
