Photo for illustrative purposes only Image Credit: PixabayDubai: Residents were left on high alert after messages circulating across social networking sites claimed that a nanny had abducted a young girl in the UAE. After the information spread like wildfire across the emirates all the way from Ras Al Khaimah to Abu Dhabi, Umm Al Quwain Police took to its official social media accounts to dispel the inaccurate reports. In a statement, the police announced: “The General Command of Umm Al Quwain Police denies receiving any report that a young expatriate girl was kidnapped by an Ethiopian nanny. The UAE authorities will seriously deal with false news spread via social media harming UAE society. Covered by the law are messages or posts spread by electronic means, through email, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook or any other online platform or information technology tool.

Source: Ethiopian News October 21, 2019 05:03 UTC