By RhemDy News
The Nigeria Police Force have clarified that some individuals seen in a viral video on the social media interacting with uniformed armed policeman in Katsina State were not bandits.
Contrary to the narrative that these persons were bandits, the police said they were duly recognised members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) and registered hunters who are actively supporting ongoing security operations in collaboration with security agencies in Musawa and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State.
According to a statement on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Okokon Iniedu in Abuja, the viral video captured a routine interaction between a police officer and the security volunteers as they proceeded to a designated operational area in support of efforts to combat criminality and enhance public safety.
"Any claim suggesting otherwise is entirely false, malicious, and intended to mislead the public."
Iniedu further stated, "The Nigeria Police Force strongly condemns the deliberate distortion of facts and the circulation of misinformation capable of causing public anxiety, undermining confidence in security institutions, and frustrating ongoing security operations."
The statement therefore urged members of the public "to disregard the misleading claims attached to the video and rely only on information disseminated through official channels of the Nigeria Police Force and other authorised government sources."
Police further warned individuals and groups engaged in the creation, publication, or dissemination of false information capable of prejudicing public peace and security to desist immediately, stressing that appropriate legal action may be taken against violators.
The statement also restated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force in working with legitimate community-based security stakeholders and other relevant partners in the collective effort to protect lives, safeguard communities, and combat crime across the country.
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