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Adamawa police command debunk report of Beheading state CAN Chairman
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Adamawa Police Command Debunk Report of Beheading state CAN Chairman
By Muh’d Shafi’u Saleh
The Adamawa State Police Command has dismissed as false and inciting a viral social media post alleging that the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state was beheaded by Fulani terrorists.
In a statement issued on Saturday, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, described the report, which originated from a Facebook user identified as Lionman Lioni, as a deliberate attempt to cause panic, tension, and religious disaffection among residents.
“The Command wishes to categorically refute this malicious claim in its entirety. There is no such incident recorded anywhere in Adamawa State,” the statement said
The Commissioner of Police in the state CP Dankombo Morris, urged members of the public to disregard the fake report and desist from spreading unverified information capable of undermining peace and security in the state.
Nguroje further disclosed that the police have launched an an investigation to track down and prosecute those behind the false publication, warning that the Command will not tolerate attempts to incite violence through the misuse of social media.
In another development the Adamawa state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), urge the public to disregard the fake news circulating on the social media claiming that the state CAN Chairman was beheaded.
The statement said “the leadership of the Christian body in the state described such fake and baseless sources on the social media as agents of the underworld who are out to smear image of the government, and the security agencies thereby causing confusion on the already fragile atmosphere in the country.
“The general public should therefore disregard such fake information thus, the state CAN Chairman is Safe and Alive in good health and busy going about his official engagement in the state without any threat fear or intimidation” the statement emphasized.
