The Ekiti State Police Command in Ekiti has dismissed a claim on the abduction of bus passengers in the state.
Reports emerged earlier on Monday that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted passengers travelling from Ado-Ekiti to Ibadan in Aramoko-Ekiti on Sunday.
The command’s spokesman, Sunday Abutu, in a statement issued on Monday in Ado-Ekiti, dismissed as false and mischievous the claims circulated on social media.
He said: “On receiving the report, the command swiftly deployed intelligence and tactical operatives to the area.
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“Investigations revealed that the report was entirely false and was deliberately fabricated by individuals seeking to create panic among residents and undermine the efforts of security agencies and the state government.
“The command has observed a pattern of coordinated attempts by some individuals to spread false information relating to bandit attacks, kidnappings and other security incidents in the state.
“The state had recorded several cases of fake news and false security alarms in recent weeks. This trend is unacceptable and capable of causing unnecessary fear among the public.”
Abutu urged residents with useful information about individuals involved in the creation and dissemination of fake news to report such persons to the police through the command’s emergency lines or official social media platforms.
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