'Posts on attempts to kidnap students' untrue: ROP
Published: 05:05 AM,May 03,2026 | EDITED : 09:05 AM,May 03,2026
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has said that there is no truth to what is being circulated on social media platforms about attempts to lure school students by some communities residing in the Sultanate of Oman, as shown in a post, which read as:
'Please alert bus drivers and parents. There have been attempts to kidnap school students by a number of Africans who have been seen following school buses. When a student gets off at home, they call out to him and talk to him in preparation for kidnapping him. Please alert bus drivers to be more careful with students unless accompanied by an adult. Please advise parents not to let their children go out to play.'
The Royal Oman Police urged everyone not to circulate and publish misleading information and to verify the credibility of what is being circulated.