The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has debunked reports making the rounds that criminal elements are on rampage at the nation’s capital.
A statement issued on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, opined that the report was a brainchild of malicious elements, stressing that it lacks credence.
The command’s spokesperson urged residents of the city to disregard the report, asking them to go about their businesses without any fear of harassment.
The statement reads in part, “It is pertinent to state at this point that the command is not ignorant of the generation and promulgation of fake news as seen in some sections of the media, purporting that criminal elements are on rampage in the FCT.
“The Command wishes to categorically state that the news, targeted at creating panic in the FCT is a brainchild of malicious elements and lacks credence.
“Members of the public are hereby urged to outrightly disregard such news, especially those not verified by any official quarters, and are enjoined to go about their lawful duties without the fear of Harassment or molestation of any kind or from any quarters”.
According to the statement, the command is putting up measures to ensure that the residents are safe in this festive period.
Police Arrest Suspected South East Vigilante Militia Member In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, paraded a 19 years old boy suspected to be a member of the proscribed terrorists group, Eastern Security Network (ESN).
According to the spokesman of the Command, SP Gambo Isah, the suspect identified as David Eric Uchenna also goes by the name Ibrahim Muhammed and was arrested at Kofar Sauri Quarters within Katsina metropolis.
Gambo further disclosed that the suspect, an indigene of Enugu State said he use to be under one of the ESN leader, Emenike (aka SAPALE) and they have over 400 members in their camp located at Akpogozie forest in Orji River LGA.
Uchenna however alleged that he’s no longer a member of the dreaded terrorists network. He said, “Truly, I am no longer with them. In fact, I am on their wanted list.”
Explaining how he got to Katsina, Uchenna said, “Myself and two others ran to Katsina after we stole the sum of N700,000 from one of the ransom money paid by a kidnapped victim. But they have since fled Katsina for fear of being arrested by the police.
“My mum also lives here in Katsina.”
SP Gambo Isah who paraded the suspect among others suspect noted that Uchenna who is “strongly suspected to be a kidnapper confessed that his gang kidnapped someone in Imo state and collected the sum of ten million-naira (10,000, 000:00K) as ransom but stole the sum of seven hundred (N700,000:00K) out of the ransom and escaped to Katsina State, along with two of his allies, Chuckwuemeka and Chinemerem who had since left Katsina to evade arrest.
SP Gambo further disclosed that the suspect also confessed to have committed series of crimes ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, and other heinous crimes in Nigeria northeast.
