{"id":7406,"date":"2025-04-21T11:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T11:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=7406"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:01:06","slug":"police-refute-report-of-alleged-terror-group-operating-in-kwara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=7406","title":{"rendered":"Police refute report of alleged terror group operating in Kwara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwara State Police Command has refuted alleged emergence of a terror group named \u2018Mahmuda\u2019 within Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command also categorically dismissed the claim that 15 vigilantes have been killed by the terror group, describing it as false and devoid of any factual basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/account.microsoft.com\/privacy\/ad-settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Saturday, said, \u201cOur comprehensive and continuous threat assessments, intelligence surveillance, and tactical reconnaissance operations in these areas have yielded no evidence of insurgent activity, coordinated terrorist formations, or mass casualty incidents as described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe claim of 15 vigilantes being killed is entirely false and devoid of any factual basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe wish to assure the public that all security formations within Kwara state remain proactive and are strategically deployed under a multi-agency operational framework involving the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with other sister security agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo breach of internal security has been reported or observed in the aforementioned communities. Furthermore, our community engagement structures, including Vigilante Commanders and District Heads, have not relayed any such incidents, which confirms this publication to be misleading and inciting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xandr.com\/privacy\/platform-privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile we recognize the volatile nature of cross-border movements around the Kainji Lake National Park, the Kwara state police command has maintained effective situational control across all border communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe urge members of the public and media outlets to refrain from spreading unverified information capable of generating unnecessary panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Kwara Police Command under the leadership of CP Adekimi Ojo, remains committed to safeguarding lives and property and encourages citizens to report any suspicious activity through official channels for prompt response,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwara State Police Command has refuted alleged emergence of a terror group named \u2018Mahmuda\u2019 within Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas of the state. 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