Police refutes report on stations attack in Zamfara

Police refutes report on stations attack in Zamfara

The Zamfara Police Command has refuted a newspaper report that some police stations were attacked in Shinkafi council headquarters.

A statement by the Public Relations officer of this Command Mohammed Shehu stated that contrary to a misleading report on Page 8 of the Daily Trust Newspaper of Saturday 25th September 2021, that “Bandits attack Police stations, Shinkafi town.

“The Zamfara State Police Command wishes to debunk the entire report and authoritatively state that, there was no attack on any Police station in Shinkafi LGA or any part of Zamfara state as wrongly reported. 

“Similarly, the report of the attack on Shinkafi town was also inaccurate. What happened was that in the early hours of Friday, 24th September 2021, armed bandits in their large number attempted to attack Shinkafi, but were proactively repelled by the joint Police and Military operatives stationed in the town.”

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The statement further noted that the repulsion of the bandits occured “with heavy casualties suffered by the bandits. No loss of life either from the Security forces or the Inhabitants. 

“Similarly, nobody was abducted. The security situation in the town is very calm, with communities going about their legitimate business. While new security measures are being enforced effectively.” It said,

The statement further noted that the Command was surprised at the level at which a reputable Newspaper like the  Daily  Trust  published such a sensitive security report  without proper confirmation from the Police or any constituted authority, when their  correspondent  was in Gusau. 

It called on members of the press as well as the General public to desist from airing fake and unsubstantiated stories adding that they should verify any information that comes their way before going on air. 

Police refutes report on stations attack in Zamfara