An Instagram influencer, Victoria Rose, decided that she would fake her own kidnapping in Nigeria, claiming it was because she's Christian, and not having anyone to date makes her bored.
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In a series of now-deleted tweets, Victoria Rose, known as Woah Vicky, raised alarms by faking her kidnapping. News circulated online after she posted the message "'I have kidnapped Vicky. She is with me in Nigeria. I am demanding $ 1 million for her release."
However, it turned out that she was doing it because "sometimes, you want to have a little fun." She claimed that because Victoria Rose follows the Christian religion, she doesn't have a lot of other ways to 'have fun.' Apparently, she decides that she needs to follow certain rules of the faith, such as avoiding drinking and premarital sex. Because of this, faking a kidnapping is how she gets her kicks. "I don't drink or go to the club, so this is how I find my entertainment," she said.
However, looking through her Instagram and X, filled with pictures of herself, money, and belongings, it appears that Pride, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, and Envy are still all fair game.
Victoria Rose has spoken about her decision to fake her Nigerian kidnapping on X. "The prank started with us calling people I know from America. Then my brother from the USA posted it, and it ended up on blogs. Afterward, my brother from the USA suggested I make a tweet to keep it going... He even mentioned we could make money by creating a cryptocurrency based on the prank." So, not only was she planning to lie to her fans, but also extort money.
Fans of Victoria Rose Are Disgusted By Her Faked Kidnapping
The kidnapping was insulting on many levels. Plenty of her fans, and others, feel that what she did was not only disrespectful to her followers but also for Nigerians. She had lied and abused their trust. "Apologies mean nothing when you've disrespected an entire culture for clout. You should've thought about the consequences before you turned Nigeria into your personal playground for likes," one commenter added.
Despite posting a long apology for her faked kidnapping in Nigeria, many believe that the post wasn't even written by Victoria Rose. "I don't believe you wrote any of this based on the lack of spelling errors," someone pointed out.
Either way, I feel she will have lost a lot of followers due to this scam. Blaming her religion for being bored was a weird move too.
