Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a twenty four year girl, Helen Kayode, a graduating Student of Ekiti State University (EKSU), who falsely raised an alarm that she was kidnapped along Iworoko/Ado-Ekiti road, taken to an uncompleted building and held hostage by unknown armed men.
On Friday 1st May. 2025, Helen Kayode sent a disturbing message to her sister that she boarded the wrong vehicle between Ado-Ekiti and Iworoko-Ekiti road and was kidnapped and kept in a building surrounded with bush.
The information activated serious panic in the State especially within Iworoko-Ekiti and Ado-Ekiti metropolis, as it went viral on the social media, causing some reactions that undermine the security and peaceful atmosphere currently being enjoyed in the State.
It was later discovered that she was with her boyfriend all through the night of that same day before travelling to Lagos to meet her parents.
In a statement, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Joseph Eribo said the suspect 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 has promised her a ‘surprise package.
while seriously condemning the act, the Police Commissioner warned against giving false information especially those that can cause unnecessary apprehension in the society, saying those found wanting would be made to face the wrath of the law.
He stated that the suspect is still under investigation and will be charged to court soonest and reiterated the Command’s commitment to the security of lives and property of all residents.
