The state police command has reacted to the alleged bandit attack on the hometown of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, in Adamawa.

According to the police, the online report that Boko Haram insurgents and bandits had attacked the town was false.

Report states that Sulaiman Nguroje, the state police spokesman, said there was no truth to the report that residents of Dabna and Kwabre Villages in the Dugwaba district of Hong local government area had fled their homes as a result of alleged attacks.

According to Nguroje, the police command has sent anti-terrorism and anti-kidnapping squads, as well as undercover agents, to the area.

He said so far there has been no report from the security operatives that the area has been attacked.

The police spokesman said:

“The command received unverified information that people are fleeing from some villages as a result of alleged Boko Haram attacks. As security personnel, we do not play with any information that borders on insecurity.

“The command immediately deployed anti-terrorism squad and intelligence officers to the suspected areas and so far there has been no report of attack or people fleeing their villages.”

According to the report, when contacted, Simon Yakubu, the district head of Dugwaba, dismissed the online report and described it as “misleading.”

Yakubu said that people were living peacefully and celebrating Christmas in the villages mentioned in the online report.