NIGERIA: Abia Police command dismisses rumour of Boko Haram infiltration

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The Abia State Police Command has dismissed the rumour making the rounds on the streets of both Aba and Umuahia that the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic fundamentalists had infiltrated the state with the aim of bombing church buildings in the state.

 The Police Command said that it was not true and in the event that it is true, the command has the capacity to deal with the situation squarely.

The state Commissioner of Police Mr. Ambrose Aisabor, described the rumour as false, but however added that the Command was not taking any chances.

Aisabor said the command had not received any such threat and described the rumour as a “wake-up call ", adding that the command would not take it for granted considering the deteriorating security situation in the country.

"We have not received any threat but the rumour is a wake-up call for all security agencies operating in the state to be prepared. We are not taking any chances. We don't play with any information no matter minute it may seem. We will continue to be proactive not reactive," he said.

The Police boss assured that his men were prepared and ready to deal with decisively with the situation when it arises, adding that proactive measures had been taken to forestall any security breach in the state.

He appealed to members of the public to be vigilant and report to the police and other security agencies any suspicious movement around their vicinity, including churches and other government installations in the state.

In his reaction the President Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) ,Abia State chapter, Bishop Goddy Okafor of Peculiar Peoples Church, said " the sect  cannot be successful in Abia state ", arguing that Abia is God's own state.

Bishop Okafor said, "Abia and the entire South East is a no go area for Boko Haram sect as God is ever ready to protect his people at all times, we know about their wicked plot but we cannot take it laying down, the sect is like the devil whose mission is to kill and destroy but they cannot succeed in South East".

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