Lagos police arrest 26 foreigners over false kidnap claim

The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 26 foreign nationals following investigations into a reported kidnapping case that was later found to be false.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that those apprehended comprised 19 Chadians and seven Cameroonians.
A 22-year-old Cameroonian woman had reported to the police that she was kidnapped after travelling to Nigeria to meet a 39-year-old Chadian man she had been dating online.
However, investigations revealed that the report was false and was allegedly made after the woman discovered that the man was married.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Tijani, subsequently directed that the case be transferred f...