Police dismiss false report of bandits, herdsmen in Ebonyi community

Ebonyi State Police Command person dismissed a video presently circulating connected societal media successful which the narrator alleges that bandits and herdsmen person invaded their community.

The bid stated that upon receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hope Urunwa Okafor, instantly directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Edda Division, to measure and verify the claim, portion tactical teams from the Command Headquarters were deployed to the area.

According to police, pursuing a thorough hunt and combing cognition of the affected bushes and surrounding areas, the Command categorically stated that determination are nary bandits oregon herdsmen lurking successful Nguzu Edda Community. 

lt described the study arsenic false, misleading, and intended to make panic and fearfulness among residents.

This was contained successful a connection issued Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations officer, SP Joshua Ukandu and made disposable to Journalists successful Abakaliki.

The Command truthful urged the radical of Nguzu Edda Community and the wide nationalist to disregard the unfounded claims, arsenic they are th...