Girl Fakes Death, Burial To Cut Away From Mother

The police in Lagos have launched an investigation into the case of a 19-year-old girl who faked her death and burial as a way of permanently cutting off from her mother and family.

The girl, Margaret Ikumu who works as a maid with a family in Ajah Lagos had conspired with friends and used the picture of the daughter of her employer to create a fake Facebook account where her death and burial was reported.

Lagos State Command spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana who confirmed the development and gave details.

He said that police action followed a petition from Margaret’s family following the secret ‘burial’ by her two friends, Marvelous  Mary and Nneka Buddy at Ajah area of Lagos.

He said:

“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 to 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 send WhatsApp chats to a member of the girl’s family with a picture of a casket showing that the girl was buried.

“The known phone number of the girl is permanently switched off. The family also got in touch with a man on the phone who claimed to be her boyfriend. He corroborated the claim that she was dead.

“The girl was eventually found by the Police to be alive and working as a housemaid in an estate at Ajah. When her employer saw the report of her purported death, they quickly informed the Police and she was brought to Ajah Police Station.

“In her statement, she confessed to having 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 was apparently bitter with her mother and uncles, over their inability to sponsor her education after the death of her father. Her sojourn to Lagos was 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 a 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,” the police spokesman said as he said investigation was ongoing.

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