The Lagos State police command have arrested a 19yr old girl who faked her own death on Facebook.
According to the police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, the girl faked her own death to avoid financial pressures from her mother.
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In a statement, the police said the girl, Margaret Adiya was arressted after it received a petition from a man identified as Tony Iji on behalf of her family in Benue State.
The petition referred to a Facebook post where it was alleged that Margaret had died and was secretly buried somewhere in Ajah, Lagos by her friends.
The parents contacted the friends who confirmed that their daughter was dead and she ordered them to bury her in secret.
Her supposed boyfriend also confirmed her demise to her parents.
Excerpts from the police statement read;
*The petitioners stated that their attention was drawn to a post on Facebook stating that the said Margaret Adiya died few days ago and was secretly buried by her two friends Marvelous Mary and Nneka Buddy at Ajah area.
“The family further stated that they were able to establish contact with the said friends who confirmed to them that their daughter is dead. That they were instructed by Margaret not to allow members of her family know anything about her death and that they were authorised by the deceased person to secretly bury her.
“To make them believe that the girl is dead, they sent WhatsApp chats to a member of the girl’s family with picture of a casket showing that the girl is buried. The known phone number of the girl is permanently switched off. The family also got in touch with a man on phone who claimed to be her boyfriend. He corroborated the claim that she is dead.”
The girl was however found to be alive and well – working as a housemaid in Ajah.
“When her employer saw the report of her purported death, they quickly informed the Police and she was brought to Ajah Police Station,” the spokesman added.
“In her statement, she confessed to have created the Facebook account and posted her obituary with intent to keep her family away from her. That her mother was putting financial pressure on her, constantly demanding that she send money to her.
“The girl is apparently bitter with her mother and uncles, over their inability to sponsor her education after the death of her father. Her sojourn to Lagos is to work, save some money and return to school.
“She admitted using her employer daughter’s photograph Dr Nimechi Ugorji (without her knowledge) in the fictitious Facebook account she created, as profile picture.
After posting the obituary notice on the account, her uncle downloaded the profile picture and reposted, calling on members of the public who know the person on the photograph to report to the nearest police station.”