Police in Enugu state has debunked the stories of various kidnappings that took place in the state recently . A viral video whose caption showed that the event took place along the road during one of the kidnap incidents surfaced online last week .
In a statement on Sunday, the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, said the scene the video displayed did not happen in Nigeria.
He said that the video, with the accompanying message and the news publications, is not only untrue, but highly unfounded and misleading as there was no such serial or repeated incident of kidnapping on the same day as reported, or shooting and chaotic incident as relayed in the video at the mentioned location or any other part of the state.
He further said that a forensic analysis of the video indicated that it did not happen anywhere in the country, let alone in Enugu State. In the same vein, the command sees the unverified and unfounded report of repeated kidnapping incidents on the same day as misleading and mischievous act of misinformation, aimed at creating panic in the state.
However, the state police command, acknowledged that there were abduction cases along the road recently, adding that necessary measures were being put in place to avert it.
He warned people to desist from sensationalizing and blowing the situation out of proportion while adding that such video clip and the publication will never be in the best interest of the security and safety of the state and her people.
The state commissioner of police, Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the deployment of more police officers to the said location and other hotbeds to sustain an onslaught against criminal elements.
