The Police in Adamawa State have denied an online report that Boko Haram insurgents and bandits have attacked the home town of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, Police Spokesman in state, said that the report that the people of Dabna and Kwabre villages in Dugwaba District, Hong Local Government Area of the state, where the SGF hails from, had abandoned their homes as a result of alleged attacks was untrue.
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 that so far, there had been no report from the security operatives of attacks on the communities, stating, “The command received unverified information that people are fleeing from some villages as a result of alleged Boko Haram attacks.
“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.”
Simon Yakubu, District Head of Dugwaba, was said to have dismissed the online report, describing it as misleading.
Yakubu said that people were living peacefully and celebrating Christmas in the villages mentioned in the online report.
“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,“ Yakubu said.
(NAN).
