Barely 24 hours after dismissing the report on the kidnapping of over 100 worshipers from two church buildings in Kajuru Native Authorities of Karuna State, the police have retracted their assertion.
Recall that the management of the Northern area of the Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN) had earlier raised an alarm over the abductions.
In keeping with the affiliation, some suspected terrorists had invaded two Cherubim and Seraphim Church buildings, 1 and Cherubim and Seraphim Church 2 in Kurmin Wali Group, Kajuru LGA.
CAN said that the suspected terrorists took 163 worshippers away through the assault.
This report was instantly dismissed by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, who stated such a declare was being orchestrated by battle entrepreneurs centered on inflicting chaos in Kaduna.
Nevertheless, in a twist of occasions, the Power Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin in an announcement on Wednesday confirmed that there was an incident of abduction within the stated neighborhood.
Hundeyin additionally defined the explanations behind the preliminary dismissal of the report by the police.
He stated, “The Nigeria Police Power acknowledges the deep concern generated by experiences of an abduction incident at Kurmin Wali, a distant neighborhood in Kajuru Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State. The Power understands the worry and anxiousness such experiences trigger to households, residents, and most people, and treats the security of each citizen as a matter of utmost precedence.
“Upon receiving the report, the Kaduna State Safety Council was convened by the Governor. Throughout the assembly on the Authorities Home, Kaduna, some people from the affected native authorities space disputed the report, which had earlier been confirmed by the Police, and described it as false,” the FPRO stated.
He additional famous that this created uncertainty and bolstered the necessity for warning and thorough verification by the Police and different safety businesses earlier than making conclusive public statements on such a delicate matter.
He additionally stated that the Kaduna state commissioner of police’s remark was aimed toward stopping undue panic pending the affirmation of reality relating to the incident.
“These remarks, which have since been broadly misinterpreted, weren’t a denial of the incident however a measured response pending affirmation of particulars from the sector, together with the identities and variety of these affected,” Hundeyin stated.
As well as, he confirmed that intelligence sources have confirmed that the incident occurred and that the police are presently working with different safety businesses to find out the situation and secure rescue of the victims.
Reaffirming the Power’s committment to the security of the individuals, Hundeyin stated the Inspector Common of Police has since directed the complete deployment of important operational and intelligence belongings to Kajuru and surrounding communities.
He additionally appealed to the members of the general public and the media for persistence and cooperation to keep away from hypothesis or sensational reporting that might jeopardise ongoing operations or heighten public anxiousness.