The Police in Adamawa has denied an online report that Boko Haram insurgents and bandits attacked Dabna and Kwabre Villages in Dugwaba District of Hong Local Government Area, the hometown of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
The Police Spokesman in the state, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, said that there was no truth in the report. He asserted that the people of Dabna and Kwabre villages, had abandoned their homes as a result of alleged attacks. The SGF hails from the area.
“The command received unverified information that people are fleeing from some villages as a result of alleged Boko Haram attacks.” “The command received unverified information that people are fleeing from some villages as a result of alleged Boko Haram attacks,” Nguroje said.
Nguroje told the News Agency of Nigeria that the police command had deployed anti-terrorism and anti-kidnapping squads, as well as undercover agents to the area. He said the police have received no report from the security operatives in the area so far.
“As security personnel, we do not play with any information that borders on insecurity.
“The command immediately deployed anti-terrorism squad and intelligence officers to the suspected areas and so far there has been no report of attack or people fleeing their villages”. Nguroje said.
The police command also reached out to the District Head of Dugwaba, Simon Yakubu, to verify the report of the online platform. The traditional chief debunked the claims of the online platform.
When contacted, the District Head of Dugwaba, Simon Yakubu, dismissed the online report and described it as “misleading“.
Yakubu, while reiterating the statement of the police, said the people were living peacefully and celebrating Christmas in the villages.
“The report is malicious and was intended to mislead and create confusion in our communities.
“The purported report is from the enemy of peace and progress who doesn’t want to see people living in peace and harmony with one another,” he said.
He said reports reaching him from all the villages mentioned in the online report indicated that people were going about their businesses unmolested.
(NAN)
