A child's kidnapping in Nigeria in late 2016 was erroneously said to have occurred in Houston, Texas, in posts that began circulating online in May 2017.
The post featured a picture of a child identified as five-year-old Anibe Alexandra Odoma and stated:
She was kidnapped last night by unknown persons.
She's from Houston Texas
Pls [sic] help me forward to / share with as many people as you can.Forwarded as received
This happened last night.
Pls help anyway you can
At least spread the picture
Pls let's be careful
She went to open the door bell in
her home yesterday and she was
taken
Her family hasn't slept, they are
waiting for a phone call
None has come in yet
Her mother has to be sedated this morning, she still isn't sleeping
Kindly spread

