Imo Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Student For Faking Kidnap, Death

The Imo State Police Command has arrested one Jesse Chidebere for faking kidnap and death thereby causing panic in her school community.

Miss Chidebere, a 17-year old student of Imo State University(IMSU), Owerri was apprehended by the Orji police divisional headquarters in Owerri.

According to the Commands spokesperson, Henry Okoye, the police received a distress call from concerned residents on the 26th of October after a message from her WhatsApp account said she was Kidnapped and killed and urged her family to go to Orji police station for confirmation.

Okoye said that on investigation, the police found out that she was alive and the story was fabricated for content creation for her social media

He said: “The Orji Police Divisional Headquarters have arrested Jesse Chidebere ‘f’, 17yrs, a student of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, for faking her own abduction and death. This hoax caused significant distress to her family and the university community.

“On October 26, 2024, at approximately 10:00 PM, police received a distress call from concerned citizens reporting Chidebere missing.

“A message sent from her WhatsApp account claimed she had been abducted and killed, urging her family to go to the Orji Police Station for confirmation.

“In response, police operatives launched a search and discovered the following morning, October 27, 2024, that Chidebere was alive and had fabricated the story as a prank on social media.

“An investigation is ongoing to ascertain her motives for such mischief and would certainly face prosecution.”