Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume (APC Borno) has dismissed reports that Boko Haram terrorists abducted Mobile Policemen.
Reports and videos emerged on Friday showing the terrorists invading Limankara village and some parts of Gwoza LGA of Borno State.
He also denied the invasion of the police training school whose videos were alleged to have been made and posted by the terrorists.
Senator Ndume told Vanguard that the report is untrue, baseless and capable of causing fear and anxiety among the peaceful residents of the community.
He said, “It is not true that some police officers were kidnapped in Limankara, Infact, there are no policemen in Limankara, we only have Military troops/Battalion in Limankara who are up and doing, and there is no attack of such nature. I will describe the reports as untrue and baseless.
“I have been receiving daily update on the efforts troops are doing to safeguard Limankara and other communities in Gwoza, and I am much impressed.
“The troops in Limankara are not only stationed in one place, we have them at the deserted Police Mobile Training School, some hills around those axis with sophisticated surveillance cameras and equipments to spot terrorsists’ movement.
“So as far as I am concern and as Chairman Senate Committee on Army who is privilege to have security information all over the country, Limankara community and other surrounding villages are calm and peaceful with Military Battalion stationed at strategic places who have been crushing fleeing Boko Haram insurgents crossing from Sambisa forest to the Mandara mountains of Cameroun on daily basis.”
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