Police debunk rumoured attacks on schools in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has dismissed reports alleging that schools successful Bosso, Kpakungu, Sabon-Wuse and Lambata were attacked by hoodlums, describing the claims arsenic mendacious and misleading.

A connection issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the Command conducted visits to each the schools mentioned successful the reports and confirmed that nary specified incidental occurred successful immoderate of the affected areas.

The Command urged members of the nationalist to disregard the information, noting that it was apt circulated by mischief makers with the volition of creating panic and fearfulness among residents and wrong schoolhouse communities.

According to the statement, quality investigations person commenced to place the root of the mendacious reports and bring those liable to justice.

The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, had earlier directed Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, to fortify collaboration with schoolhouse administrators arsenic portion of ongoing schoolhouse extortion initiatives.

He besides assured that constabulary visibility patrols a...