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Yobe State Police Command has dismissed a study by a nationalist regular yesterday that the authorities authorities held a wide burial for 84 residents killed by bandits.
They described the study arsenic “false, misleading, malicious and the handiwork of mischief makers.”
A connection signed by SP Dungus Abdulkarim, constabulary nationalist relations officer, said the study could origin unnecessary panic among the nationalist and undermine peace, concern activities and nationalist confidence.
The constabulary spokesperson said the alleged incidental referred to purportedly took spot successful Mafa Village, Tarmuwa LGA, connected September 1, 2024, adding that the bid ne'er issued a connection connected specified an attack.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Yobe State continues to bask comparative bid and security, made imaginable done the combined efforts of the military, constabulary and different sister information agencies. Within the play nether review, information operations person been intensified, starring to a reduced transgression complaint by implicit 70%,” helium said.
The bid demanded, therefore, that the media location publically apologise to the constabulary and the radical of the state, failing which due ineligible enactment would beryllium initiated.
Also, Mamman Mohammed, the director-general of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, besides called for the report’s retraction.
For the record, Mafa colony successful Tarmuwa section government, mentioned successful the report, and Yobe State generally, person been peaceful, with the radical pursuing their morganatic businesses, Mohammed said.
He added that the peculiar advisor to the Governor connected Security Affairs and the president of Tarmuwa assembly person debunked the alleged onslaught and burial.
He said, “It is simply a gross disservice to journalism for a paper (name withheld) to let its newsman to mislead Nigerians and the satellite with specified a wholly false, baseless and unwarranted publication.”
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