The Ogun State Police Command has debunked herdsmen attack
along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, reports ITRealms.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Ogun State Command, ASP
Abimbola Oyeyemi, deflated the rumour making round in a press statement made
available to ITRealms, saying that the attention of Ogun State Police Command
has been once again drawn to an alleged attack by herdsmen along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway as well as an anonymous security alert letter written by a faceless
student group urging students and members of public not to travel along that
route.
As said by Oyeyemi, the faceless group also posted a
simulated voice recording on social media where some people are crying and
pleading with their alleged attackers not to kill them.
The Command, he said, would not have dignify the disgruntled
elements with a response but in order to allay the fears of public, the true
security situation along that axis has to be made known to all and sundry.
“To start with, there is no any attack by herdsmen or any
other group in all the stretch of Express Ways across and within Ogun State, we
make bold to say that the alleged attack been posted on social media is a lie
from pit of hell fire been peddled by those who are not happy with the peaceful
atmosphere in Ogun State. The picture attached to the post is a picture of an accident
which occurred about Eight years ago exactly on the 31st of July 2010 to be
precised; while the purported voice recording was a stage managed one.
“The Lagos/Ibadan express road is one of the busiest roads
in Nigeria and the Command is not oblivious of that fact, for that reason,
there has been massive deployment of Police operatives from FSARS,
Anti-Kidnapping/cultist unit, PMF as well as Conventional Policemen on
surveillance and monitoring operatives and patrols to ward off any act of
criminal activities on that road.
“In as much as there is freedom of speech as guaranteed by
the constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, such freedom does not licensed
anybody to be peddling dangerous rumours that can cause breach of public peace.
In view of that, the Command is investigating those behind the senseless rumour
with the view of bringing them to justice as they can be best described as
enemy of the State,” he said.
Oyeyemi further enjoined good and peace loving people of the
State to discountenance the rumour and go about their lawful businesses without
any fear of harassment or attack from anybody or group. Any suspicious movement
or gathering should be reported to the Police and other sister security
agencies as quick as possible and quick and adequate response will be accorded
such report.
Pix: Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris
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