Twitter false alarmist over kidnap dismisses claim, apologises as Police detain her
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has detained a Twitter user, Ameerah Sufyan, who raised an alarm via her Twitter handle that she and 16 other residents of the territory were kidnapped.
The tweet triggered tension across the country as stakeholders called on the police to intensify efforts in ensuring that she and other alleged victims are released unhurt.
It was gathered on Tuesday that the FCT command detained Ameerah for raising false alarm amid the insecurity ravaging the nation.
When contacted, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Oduniyi Omotayo, confirmed to newsmen that Ameerah is still in custody.
He said: “She is in the police custody, currently undergoing medical examinations. While the investigation continues please”.
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It could be recalled that newsmen had earlier reported that Ameerah alleged on Twitter that she and other 16 victims were abducted at gunpoint from different parts of Abuja by men in police uniforms and a van.
“Please whoever has my WhatsApp number, I sent a broadcast message of my location,” she wrote via her Twitter handle, @ameerah_sufyan.
She added that she was kidnapped alongside pregnant women and children from various locations in Abuja.
These claims were, however, debunked by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command who found her three days after she raised the alarm.
The statement released on Friday read: “The Federal Capital Territory Police Command wishes to categorically debunk the viral news of the alleged kidnapping of one Safiyanu Amira and seventeen (17) others who were reportedly abducted at gunpoint by Armed men in Police uniform on Tuesday 14th June 2022 at about 1:00 pm and to state that Safiyanu Amira is currently safe in Police custody.
“While she is currently in the hospital receiving medical attention as demanded by global best practices, the investigation continues and findings will be communicated subsequently.”
Quoting her earlier tweet where she raised the alarm, Ameerah stated on Monday that the events that unfolded were the results of her “delusions and negative thinking.”
She also expressed gratitude to the members of the Nigerian Police Force for their help and asked people to pray for her.
She tweeted: “Good day all, I would like to formally apologise to the general public, to the whole police department and my friends and family for misleading them with the below tweet. Nothing of such happened and it was all just my delusions and negative thinking.
“I intentionally took myself out of our house, went to these locations, entered bushes and dehydrated and starved myself for four days just like that. There was no kidnapping, nothing at all. I truly apologise and please pray for me. I need it.
“I would like to thank the IG and the CP Babaji Sunday for helping me through this. May God reward them abundantly”.
