The Anambra State Police Command has stated that it will arrest anyone who attempts to instil fear in the state by disseminating outdated recordings of assaults on security personnel.
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state police command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), announced this in a press statement.
According to Ikenga, some people have been distributing footage of an attack on troops in Umunze last year, claiming they were current, in order to depict the state as vulnerable.
According to the press release:
“The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has described as “enemies of the people” persons sharing old video clips of burning of a commercial bus at Nanka and killing of soldiers at Umunze both of which happened last year during the dark days of insecurity.
“The Commissioner of Police who described the antic of recycling such old video clips as vile propaganda has warned purveyors of false alarm who seek to create fear in the mind of the public that they will be brought to book.
“The Commissioner has tasked the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force to track down those exhuming the old videos to create panic and fear among the populace.
“He wishes to re-assure Ndi Anambra that the Police and sister security agencies will always go the extra mile to secure them against agents of darkness that do not mean well for them or for the Nation.
“He called on Ndi Anambra to disregard the videos and not help enemies of progress to share them.”
cc: Daily Post Ng
