The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that Toyosi Adesegun has been arrested for raising false kidnap and rape alarm on Twitter.
The 20-year-old girl was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after the false alarm tweet went viral.
The PPRO added that three other persons, Olamilekan Faruk, Ayanfe Ayinde and Olusola Onipede, were arrested for restraining her against her will, a development that led to her false tweets.
According to Hundeyin,”After a careful and extensive investigation, it was revealed that 20-year-old Toyosi Adesegun is a regular visitor to Olamilekan Faruk, Ayanfe Ayinde and Olusola Onipede at No 78, Obayan Street, Akoka.
“On Thursday morning, she was restrained from leaving the apartment by the young men. Toyosi threatened to tweet what she tweeted if she was not allowed to leave. The young men called her bluff and she tweeted.
“Based on the foregoing, the three men will be arraigned for wrongful restraint, while Toyosi will be arraigned for giving false information,” he said.
Adesegun’s tweet which went viral on Thursday, generated diverse reactions from social media users, who were worried about her safety.
She subsequently revealed in a follow-up tweet that her statement was false, and subsequently apologized.
The 20-year-old also released a video clip to confirm that she was safe.
“I was not kidnapped or raped. I am fine and I am not making this video under duress or anything. I am very okay. I am in my house. Please stop calling or threatening those numbers. Thank you very much,” she said in the clip.
Many social media users condemned her action as some called for her arrest.
