No arrest of 488 Boko Haram terrorists in Abia – Police

The Abia State Police Command says it is alert of a circulating video connected societal media claiming that 488 Boko Haram terrorists were arrested successful the state.

The Command successful a connection connected Wednesday, described the study arsenic false, misleading and intended to incite fears and unrest successful the state.

The connection signed by spokesperson DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the circulating video is an aged broadcast of implicit 11 years ago, emphasizing that the video did not bespeak the existent information concern successful Abia State.

While advising the Abia nationalist to spell astir their lawful activities without fear, the Police Command reassured of its committedness to extortion of lives and property, arsenic the pb interior information bureau successful the state.

The connection advised the Abia nationalist to refrain from sharing oregon reposting unverified accusation but to to lone trust connected credible sources of news, informing that immoderate idiosyncratic recovered to beryllium circulating mendacious accusation would beryllium arrested and prosecuted.

“The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, warns against the dissemination of mendacious accusation intended to origin fearfulness oregon civilian unrest.

“Any idiosyncratic recovered culpable volition beryllium arrested and prosecuted successful accordance with Section 59 of the Criminal Code Act and the Cybercrime (Prohibition/Prevention) Act,” the poli...