Ondo govt, Army refute reported Boko Haram members’ arrest
Akure—ONDO State government Wednesday denied the reported arrest of suspected Boko Haram members in the state.
Also, the 32 Army Artillery Brigade located in the state has equally described the arrest of suspected Boko Haram in the state as “outright falsehood.
” The Assistant Director of Army Pubic Relations, Captain Ojo Adelegan told newsmen that the publication was an unfortunate fabrication.
The state government in a statement issued in Akure by the Information Commissioner, Kayode Akinmade, said it was a ruse and meant to create tension and fear in the state. “The threat of Boko Haram insurgents in the state as reported by a national newspaper (not Vanguard) is a ploy by unscrupulous elements to create tension and atmosphere of fear among the people. Akinmade insisted that the state remains the safest and most peaceful in the country.
‘’There is no record of any of such arrest as reported with the police and the military,’’ he said.
According to him; “The security meeting which the report was hinged on was a routine monthly security meeting, which the governor had since ordered must hold between the chairmen of local councils and heads of security agencies in their locality.
’’ Akinmade mentioned that there are series of such security meetings that hold regularly at different levels on the governor’s instruction to ensure the maintenance of peace being experienced in the state. Ekiti Assembly approves Service Commission board members
SOURCE: NAN
Also, the 32 Army Artillery Brigade located in the state has equally described the arrest of suspected Boko Haram in the state as “outright falsehood.
” The Assistant Director of Army Pubic Relations, Captain Ojo Adelegan told newsmen that the publication was an unfortunate fabrication.
The state government in a statement issued in Akure by the Information Commissioner, Kayode Akinmade, said it was a ruse and meant to create tension and fear in the state. “The threat of Boko Haram insurgents in the state as reported by a national newspaper (not Vanguard) is a ploy by unscrupulous elements to create tension and atmosphere of fear among the people. Akinmade insisted that the state remains the safest and most peaceful in the country.
‘’There is no record of any of such arrest as reported with the police and the military,’’ he said.
According to him; “The security meeting which the report was hinged on was a routine monthly security meeting, which the governor had since ordered must hold between the chairmen of local councils and heads of security agencies in their locality.
’’ Akinmade mentioned that there are series of such security meetings that hold regularly at different levels on the governor’s instruction to ensure the maintenance of peace being experienced in the state. Ekiti Assembly approves Service Commission board members
SOURCE: NAN
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