The Nigeria Police Force has asked the general public to disregard circulating reports, concerning the removal of police aides from Politicians and VIPs.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the force Public Relation Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, issued on Monday, 17th June.
NPF said that the signal of police aides removal from politicians, their relatives and VIPs is fake, hence, asked the general public to disregard such information.
The force also noted that the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered investigation into the source of which the fake news emanated from.
The statement reads, “The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) wishes to address the ambiguity surrounding a signal that has been in circulation on social media, purportedly originating from MOPOL 45 FHQ ABJ, ordering the removal of police aides from certain top politicians and their relatives. The Police hereby unequivocally clarifies that the signal is fake and did not emanate from the NPF or any of its formations.
“More emphatically, the signal deviates from the Police’s telegraphic message structure and standard as the signal bears the signature of a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), which is highly irregular, as a signal of this nature would typically be signed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), who heads such formations, and not a higher-ranking officer.
“The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has taken immediate notice and has ordered a thorough investigation into its source and assures that appropriate action will be taken against those responsible for its creation and dissemination”.
