The 19-year-old girl who imitated her own kidnapping | Social

Beatrice Naa Lamley, 19, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for simulating her own abduction.

On June 24 this year, Beatrice, a mobile money salesman, conspired with three other people to simulate her abduction and asked her family for 10,000 ¢ ransom.

A statement issued Wednesday by the Accra Regional Police Command revealed that her family had reported the incident to the James Town police and that after two weeks of investigation, she had been arrested in his hiding place in Osu.

"The convict, on June 24, 2019, conspired with three other people to simulate his abduction at the request of 10,000 ¢ ransom from his family.

Information provided to James Town police and a new investigation led to his arrest after two weeks in his hiding place in Osu, Accra. She was duly brought before the district court of Adjabeng for prosecution. "

"Beatrice Naa Lamley Kitson Mills was sentenced to 12 months in jail after the court found her guilty of the offense of publishing false news in violation of section 208 of the Offenses Act. 1960 (ACT 29) in order to deter others, "the statement said. I said.

While kidnapping reports were gaining popularity in the country early in the year, unscrupulous people decided to pretend to be making money from members of the public without mistrust.

In February, a student allegedly conspired with friends to ask his parents for a 9,000 ¢ ransom.

In either case, De-Vreeze Quaynoo, a high school sophomore from Ghana's high school, allegedly conspired with other students to simulate the abduction complaint.

In another case, a mother of two, Lucy Awortwi, who is reportedly around 20, was arrested after mocking an abduction case against her ex-husband.