The inspector- General of Police, Mr Usman Akali Baba has ordered the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Force and Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi, to commence discrete investigation into the viral video of alleged gunmen threatening to attack President Mohammadu Buhari Estate, Badagry area of Lagos .
The IGP directed that the force should arrest and bring the originator of the video to book as the alarmist’s act is punishable under the law.
There was a viral video of planned attack by gunmen who allegedly invaded the estate, but the police in a swift reaction described the video as false and misleading.
In a statement by Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,he noted that ” The Nigeria Police Force has wishes to categorically state that Muhammadu Buhari Estate situated at Agemowo, Badagry, Lagos State, is the property of the Nigeria Police Cooperative Multipurpose Society and by extension, the Nigeria Police Force.
“The Estate is occupied by Police Officers, who purchased the property under the Police Cooperative Scheme, and their families, and not armed men as speculated in a viral video where a mischievous alarmist alleged that the estate has been invaded and dominated by armed men, in an attempt to launch an attack on Nigerians resident in Lagos State.
“It is unpatriotic and indeed saddening that the maker of the video, who seemed educated and ought to know the dangers of disinformation, hurriedly and maliciously created and circulated the piece of falsehood, with a clear intent to cause unnecessary and avoidable panic. Members of the public are hereby advised to discountenance the video as the claims are totally false and frivolous.
“The Nigeria Police Force urges the general public on the importance of carrying out due diligence before churning out narratives with sentimental colourations to prevent causing disaffection in light of the multi-ethnic nature of the nation.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Force and Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi, to commence discrete investigation into the video, and possibly bring the originator to book as the alarmist’s act is punishable under the law”.
