Police clarify video allegedly showing its personnel interacting with bandits in Katsina

The Nigeria Police Force has clarified a video circulating online showing a constabulary serviceman allegedly interacting with bandits riding connected motorcycles.

CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniesu, Force Public Relations Officer, successful a connection described arsenic video arsenic tissues of lies emanating from the pit of hell.

According to the statement, it’s a calculated effort to destruct the representation of the Nigeria Police Force, noting that the video captured a regular enactment betwixt a constabulary serviceman and information volunteers arsenic they proceeded to a designated operational country successful enactment of efforts to combat criminality and heighten nationalist safety.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the individuals featured successful the video are not bandits. They are duly recognized members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) and registered hunters who are actively supporting ongoing information operations successful collaboration with information agencies successful Musawa and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State,” the connection said

It said immoderate assertion suggesting different is wholly false, malicious, and intended to mislead the public, adding that the constabulary force...