FCT Police Command Deny Invasion Of Estate, Abduction Of Residents

By Gideon Njoku

The Abuja Police Command has denied the viral story on Social Media to the effect that Bandits invaded an Estate in Gwarimpa, Genuine  Estate, in the early morning of Monday, June 6, and abducted a number of residents.

The viral story said that the bandits operated for hours.

But the FCT Police Command has dismissed the story as fake, and lamented the damage such fake stories do to the psyche of Nigerians.

What happened, the Command said in a statement signed by its Spokesperson,  DSP Josephine Adeh, was that a “distress call was received from Queens Efab Estate, Kasana, Galatians Area that there was an ongoing armed robbery operation. Operatives of the Command attached to Galadims Divisional Headquarters swiftly responded, and upon arrival at the Estate, the robbers took to their heels.”

Following is the full text of the Statement.

“The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to news making the rounds in some sections of the media space alleging erroneously that bandits attacked an estate in Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja, and abducted residents.

“The Command wishes to set the records straight that on the 6th June, 2022, a distress call was received from Queens Efab Estate, Kasana, Galadima Area that there was an ongoing armed robbery operation. Operatives of the Command attached to Galadima Divisional Headquarters swiftly responded and upon arrival at the Estate, the robbers took to their heels. The gallant operatives however gave them a chase which led to them abandoning some items they had already stolen including some phones and laptops.

“It is disheartening to discover that some news platforms chose to trend a false narrative without following the ethics and standards of balanced reportage, thereby inundating the public with false, imaginary and spurious account of what actually transpired. The Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday, however assures residents of the Command’s commitment to their safety and of swift response to all distress calls.

“In addition to the above, members  of the public are  urged to remain vigilant, strengthen partnership with the Police as touching the rendition of prompt and actionable intelligence, reporting any suspicious or abnormal occurrence to the Police through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, While the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached on: 0902 222 2352.”