Alleged motorpark fire: Osun Police warn against spread of fake news

The Osun State Police Command has warned against the dispersed of “false information” astir alleged occurrence incidental successful centrifugal parks successful the state, stressing that those liable for disseminating misleading reports could look prosecution nether the Cybercrime Act.

This informing was issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, during an connected the spot appraisal of the affected centrifugal parks wrong Osogbo, the authorities capital, on Thursday.

The clarification followed claims circulated connected Wednesday suggesting that large centrifugal parks successful the authorities superior had been destroyed by fire, a improvement which prompted concerns among residents, travellers and the Osun State Police Command.

Reacting to the reports, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Police Command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said officers visited the parks aft a nationalist tv presumption broadcast claims that immoderate parks successful Osun, particularly successful Osogbo, had been acceptable ablaze.

“We person gone circular the parks and observed that determination is thing of such. As you tin see, determination is nary motion of occurrence anywhere, not to speech of mounting a full parkland ablaze,” Ojelabi said.

He added that residents, travellers and commuters were carrying connected with their lawful ...