Insecurity: Enugu Police Warn Against Fake News
The Enugu State Police Command called on residents to disregards news of helicopters dropping unknown persons on top of Ugwu-ajalali hill.
The police said that a video in circulation to that effect was a “clearly doctored video and information therein is fake and purely a product of the mongers’ figment of imagination and disinformation, aimed at misleading and creating panic and confusion amongst law-abiding citizens of the state.”
This was made known in a statement by the state’s police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, and obtained on Sunday by The Glitters Online.
The Command noted that being mindful of the negative impacts of disinformation on public peace, security and safety in this age, it was calling on residents to totally “disregard the unfounded and fake video, as there is no record of such incident in the mentioned locations or any other part of the state.”
“The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the conduct of intelligence-guided discreet investigation to fish out the creators and peddlers of the video, while reiterating the Command’s unwavering commitment to ensure maximum public security and safety of citizens of the state.
“The Commissioner further calls on residents of the state to always remain law-abiding, vigilant and endeavour to analyse and/or verify tensive and misleading social media information,” it added.
The CP also enjoined residents to continue to promptly report criminals and acts of criminality to the nearest police station or by calling the Command’s hotlines on: 08032003702, 08075390883 or 08086671202. Or alternatively, by sending emails to [email protected].