Police warn Yobe residents of disguised criminals, urge vigilance

The Yobe State Police Command has advised residents of the authorities to stay vigilant and security-conscious.

The Command, done its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, gave the proposal successful a connection issued connected Saturday and made disposable to journalists.

According to the statement, quality reports bespeak that immoderate transgression elements whitethorn effort to disguise themselves arsenic petty traders and itinerant work providers moving from assemblage to community.

“These individuals whitethorn contiguous themselves nether the pretence of selling perfumes commonly known arsenic “Mai Tolare,” nail cutters, pushing manus trucks, oregon adjacent begging portion moving from ward to ward, houses, offices, markets, and different nationalist places.

“Such activities whitethorn beryllium utilized arsenic a screen to survey environments and place susceptible locations”, the Command said.

It advised residents to beryllium cautious of unfamiliar persons loitering astir residential areas, places of worship, markets, nationalist institutions, societal gatherings, and different crowded places.

“Reports besides suggest that immoderate of these individuals whitethorn usage tricycles arsenic a means of proscription and often look neat and decently dressed successful bid to debar suspicion”, it added.

While urging the nationalist not to panic, the Command encouraged citizens to stay alert and promptly study an...