BY AGENCY REPORTER
The Ekiti State Police Command has described the reported invasion of Shasha market in Ado-Ekiti by armed Hausa/Fulani persons as false.
A statement issued on Thursday by Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, read that the report trending on social media was not just false but, “a lie from the pit of hell.”
The statement indicated that the report alleging that the marauding Hausa/Fulani persons were armed with AK-47 rifles and other weapons was fabricated and spread by enemies of the society to cause unnecessary panic in the state.
It stated that on June 9, at about 5 pm, a truck loaded with bags of beans, dried fish, onions and other food items from Sokoto State, heading to Akure, Ondo State, stopped-by at Shasha Market junction, Ado-Ekiti to offload five bags of fish.
“In the process, they were accosted by Amotekun personnel and interrogated, but were later cleared to offload the bags of fish and proceed with their journey.
“This was after confirming that nothing incriminating was found on them, as alleged.
“More so, the said truck did not enter the market, but only stopped at the junction, and had earlier stopped by at Ifaki-Ekiti where some bags of beans were offloaded,” the statement read.
It advised members of the public, especially people of the state, to disregard what it called the unfounded rumour, stressing that there was no iota of truth in it.
The statement read that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Tunde Mobayo, would continue to work with relevant bodies to ensure safety of lives and property of the people of the state.
It urged residents to be calm and avoid any form of apprehension, but to be security conscious and ensure timely report of any ugly incident or suspected person(s) found around their neighborhood to relevant security agencies.
In addition, it stated that “The commissioner also warns against spread of false alarms capable of causing apprehension in the society as anyone found wanting will face the wrath of the law.”
