The police decried instances where individuals who are “presumed to be peace ambassadors and patriotic agents of national unity in Nigeria” are spreading falsehood about bombs in Abuja.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Nigeria Police Force has debunked the rumour that there are bombs scattered around the Federal Capital Territory.
In a statement on Saturday, Force PRO Olumuyiwa Adejobi described the rumour as fake news.
Tension has been high in Abuja since Sunday when the United States Embassy issued an advisory warning against imminent terrorist attack in Nigeria’s capital city.
The police decried instances where individuals who are “presumed to be peace ambassadors and patriotic agents of national unity in Nigeria” are spreading falsehood about bombs in Abuja.
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The statement by the police read, “I dont think it will do our country any good to continually spread such fearful rumours to further create more panic to citizens and residents of the FCT and Nigeria at large.
“We still reiterate that the Federal Capital Territory is safe and there is no imminent threat, neither is the FCT being saturated with bombs as speculated in the news. We therefore urge residents of the FCT and Nigerians at large to disregard this fake news which was purportedly sponsored to create fear in our people and heat up the polity.
“We will continue to adopt all effective operational strategies to decimate the activities of non-state actors and other criminal elements in the country.”