Police dismiss cleric’s terror attack prophecy in Ondo as unverified

The Ondo State Police Command has dismissed the purported claims made by a cleric implicit alleged impending bandit attacks successful the state.

While urging residents of the authorities to workout patience and stay calm, the bid disclosed that investigations had begun into the alleged claims.

A clergyman, Michael Olowookere, had successful a viral video circulating connected societal media warned that determination would beryllium panic attacks successful Akure, the authorities capital, arsenic good arsenic Akoko and Owo, betwixt Wednesday and Friday this week.

According to the cleric, the imaginable attacks would people churches, information outposts, arsenic good arsenic ample spiritual gatherings.

In a connection issued by the spokesperson of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, the claims made by the clergyman were described arsenic unverified and lacking quality backing from information agencies successful the state.

However, Jimoh disclosed that the deployment of information operatives had been intensified crossed the authorities successful bid to forestall immoderate signifier of information breach.

“The Ondo State Police Command has observed with interest a viral video presently circulating crossed societal media platforms successful which a cleric allegedly warned of impending attacks successful immoderate parts of Ondo State.

“Following the emergence of the video, the Ondo State Police Command instantly activated its quality and operational asse...