Edo Police Arrest Woman for Faking School Kidnapping Video in Benin City
Uzebor Emmanuel, known on social media as "Aza Woman," has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly broadcasting false information about a kidnapping at Western Boys' College Ikpoba Hill and Green Park Academy Aduwawa in Benin City. The video, which was widely shared online, claimed that armed individuals had broken into the schools and abducted students. According to the suspect's account in the video, six students were taken away in different minibus vehicles, with some allegedly escaping their captors and others paying ransom to secure their release. The claims were specific enough, and shared widely enough, to trigger genuine public fear across the city. None of it was true. SP Eno Ikoedem, the Command's Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest and stated that the false disclosures caused widespread panic, heightened public anxiety, and risked eroding public confidence in Edo State's security infrastructure. The suspect will...
