By Linus Aleke
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF), FCT Command has ordered, an investigation into sources of countless maliciously crafted and panic-generating writeups, as a prelude to clamp down on panic mongers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Babaji Sunday, who gave this order in Abuja on Wednesday, also dismisses as untrue the alleged sporadic shooting in parts of FCT, particularly around Dantata bridge in Lugbe and Minister’s hills in Maitama, on Tuesday 26th, July 2022.
The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, in a statement said, the news is on every scale unfounded and should be disregarded.
The statement reads: “The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to a series of erroneous write ups and publications making the rounds, especially on the social media spaces, suggesting that there was heavy gunfire simultaneously around Dantata bridge in Lugbe and Minister’s hills in Maitama yesterday 26th July 2022 at about 19:38Hrs.
“Following the receipt of the news, the Command’s Intelligence and Tactical asset drifted to the scene where the news was found false.
Having maintained monitoring and surveillance of the area all night, and with the intelligence at the disposal of the Command, it is important to categorically state that the news is on every scale unfounded and should be disregarded. Members of the public are therefore enjoined to eschew the generation and promulgation of fake/unverified news and go about their lawful business without the fear of harassment or molestation of any kind from any quarters.
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“Meanwhile, The FCT Commissioner of Police CP Babaji Sunday psc, while reassuring residents of an unalloyed commitment to the safety of all and sundry in the Territory called for calm noting that an investigation has commenced into the sources of this and many other maliciously crafted write-ups targeted at promoting panic and apprehension in the Territory”.
CP Babaji urged residents to only believe information released from official stables.
“While, the Police continue its quest on bringing crime and criminality to the barest minimum in the Territory, Residents are urged to remain vigilant, and report any suspicious or abnormal occurrence to the Police through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached on: 0902 222 2352,” the statement concluded.
