Police Dismiss Viral Katsina Video Claim, Say Armed Men Are Registered Vigilantes

Police Dismiss Viral Katsina Video Claim, Say Armed Men Are Registered Vigilantes

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that a viral video showing a police officer interacting with armed men in Katsina State depicts collaboration with bandits, describing the narrative as false and misleading. According to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu, the armed individuals seen in the video are registered members of the Vigilante […]

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Police dismiss viral terror alert in Abuja, arrest suspect

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed as false a viral video claiming there was an ongoing terrorist attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The police said no such incident occurred, describing the footage as misleading and malicious. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, the police said preliminary investigations showed the video was deliberately created using unrelated online footage […]

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Defection to SDP: Presidency, APC knock El-Rufai, dismiss threat to unseat Tinubu

The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday, dismissed moves by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to galvanise opposition figures towards unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. They accused El-Rufai of being driven by “an inordinate ambition that is destined to fail” in his defection to the Social Democratic Party. Also on Monday, the APC noted that El-Rufai’s plan to mobilise against Tinubu’s re-election in […]

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