Police Disown Report On Gunmen Killing 21 Soldiers In Anambra

• The police command asked Nigerians to disregard the report.
• Ikenga stated that the command will not hesitate to enforce relevant cyber laws on those who fail to comply.

The police command in Anambra has reacted to reports of the alleged killing of 21 soldiers by gunmen in the state.

According to claims circulating online, 21 soldiers en route to Enugu were attacked and slain by gunmen in Onitsha, Anambra.

Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra’s police spokesperson, called the claim “fiction” in a statement released on Wednesday.

Ikenga said the report is “misleading, unfounded, and false”.

“The Command wishes to state that the report is untrue, a product of fiction, and the handiwork of mischief-makers,” the statement reads.

“Also, the Command, in dismay at the news, has observed that the said hospital mentioned in the report, where the corpses of the soldiers are allegedly kept, does not exist in Awka, the State Capital.

“Further inquiries were made by the Command, showing that there is no record of such an incident or otherwise, but deliberate acts by unscrupulous elements are to cause tension in the state.”

Ikenga said the command will “not hesitate to invoke relevant cyber laws on persons found wanting in this regard”.

The police command asked Nigerians to disregard the report.