{"id":5655,"date":"2025-04-17T22:42:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T22:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2025-04-17T22:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T22:42:37","slug":"police-refute-reported-arrests-of-boko-haram-elements-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/police-refute-reported-arrests-of-boko-haram-elements-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Police refute reported arrests of Boko Haram elements in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5563\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download-300x159.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/download.jpeg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Publisher<\/p>\n<p>Kindly share:<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday refuted that several Boko Haram suspects were arrested in Lagos.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Describing the report, which was credited to the commander of the state&#8217;s Civilian Joint Taskforce, CJTF, the police in a statement by CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman, of the command, declared that no\u00a0Boko Haram had been sighted anywhere in Lagos State, adding that the report was malicious, and intended to create fear the minds of the populace.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe added that Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, the state Commissioner of Police, had directed an investigation following the claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, in the trailer park communities mentioned, the leaders,\u00a0 operators, and drivers in the indicated places in the report clarified to the police that there were no such elements of Boko Haram seen in those localities.<br \/>\nRead Also:Ahmadu Bello Foundation urges stronger security amid Boko Haram resurgence, Plateau killings,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe command, notwithstanding, deployed surveillance police detectives, the State Intelligence Department (SID), and other formations of the Force to the mentioned places for the purpose of verification of the claim. No one confirmed the presence of such group as reported in the report throughout Lagos State.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cMembers of the public in Lagos State are encouraged by the Commissioner of Police to go about their duties and other means of livelihood without fear or apprehension.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The state command warned the media against spreading falsehood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe media are enjoined not to allow the use of their very esteemed publications to\u00a0 be used to incite fake news, and outright falsehood that can jeopardize the peace and tranquility being enjoyed in Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lagos State Police Command wishes to assure Lagosians of their safety and will not be distracted from ensuring adequate security for all Lagosians and the ultimate protection of life and property in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCitizens are encouraged to report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station or call the control room on 08063299264,\u201d the police command added.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Publisher Kindly share: The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday refuted that several Boko Haram suspects were arrested in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[160,195],"class_list":["post-5655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-boko-haram","tag-lagos-state-police-command"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - 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