Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has refuted rumour, especially on social media that Abuja is under the attack of terrorists.
In a statement signed by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Mariam said the clarification became necessary as the attention of the FCT Joint Security Team had been drawn to a viral publication in the social media purporting that the ‘Federal Capital Territory is under the attack of Boko Haram Terrorists’.
According to her, contrary to the speculation, the Heads of Security Agencies (HOSA) in the Federal Capital Territory in the bid to address security concerns within the FCT, held a strategic meeting on Thursday 29th April 2021, where the team resolved to deploy alternative proactive crime-fighting measures within the FCT particularly in areas with challenging terrain including aggressive motorized/foot patrols.
She added that” The patrols will be conducted in line with the peculiarities of every terrain within the territory, in other words, the team has adopted the use of motorcycles, horses and other technical means of gathering intelligence to checkmate criminality within the Federal Capital Territory.“
ASP Yusuf noted that the Joint Security Team chaired by the Commissioner of Police CP. Bala Ciroma enjoined residents to remain calm, law-abiding and verify the information before circulating it to avoid creating panic amongst members of the public.
She reaffirmed the undeterred resolve of the Joint Security Team towards the protection of lives and property of the FCT residents.
She also implored the residents to report all suspicious movements, emergency or distress, through these numbers: *08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653,08028940883 or 112.”
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