By Kelechi David
The Ekiti State Police Command has refuted the story trending on the social media that a truck loaded with Hausa/Fulani, all armed with AK-47 riffles and other weapons, entered Shasha Market, Ado-Ekiti being on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Tunde Mobayo through the Police Public Relation Officer, Sunday Abutu told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti that the story was not just false but a lie from the pit of hell, fabricated and spread by the enemies of the Society to cause unnecessary panic.
Mobayo stated that at about 1700hrs, a truck loaded with bags of beans, dried fish, onions and other food items from Sokoto State heading to Akure, Ondo State, stopped-by at Shasha Market junction, Ado-Ekiti to offload five bags of fish.
He said that in the process, they were accosted by Amotekun personnel and interrogated but were later cleared to offload the bags of fish and proceed with their journey after confirming that nothing incriminating as alleged was found with them.
The Ekiti Police Command said that the truck did not enter Shasha Market but only stopped at the Junction, saying it had earlier stopped by at Ifaki-Ekiti where some bags of beans were offloaded.
The Command hereby implores members of the public especially the good people of Ekiti State to disregard the unfounded rumour as there is no iota of truth in it.
While pledging that the Command would continue to work with relevant bodies to ensure the safety of lives and property of the people of Ekiti State, CP Mobayo urged everyone to be calm and avoid any form of apprehension but be security conscious and ensure the timely report of any ugly incident or suspected person(s) found around their neighborhood to the relevant security Operatives.
The Police Commissioner also warned against the formulation and spread of false alarms that were capable of causing apprehension in the Society as anyone found wanting would be made to face the wrath of the law.
