Nigeria Police Force has clarified that stories circulating on social media regarding an incident involving a Corps member in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara state were misrepresented.
Gatekeepers News reports that the force made the clarification through a statement released by the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Force headquarters in Abuja, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday.
Referring to the false stories as misinformation, the force revealed that the actual incident occurred in 2015 and has been grossly misrepresented.
The force stated, “A female student had written something the Corps member deemed insulting during a test, and in response, the corps member decided to punish her by asking the student to crawl on her knees, which caused her some injuries. “
“This punishment did not sit well with the student’s family, prompting them to escalate the matter to the Police. The Area Commander in charge of the area at the time exercised his discretion and detained the corps member temporarily.”
“The Commissioner of Police intervened thereafter and directed the corps member’s release. The matter has since been amicably settled, and there was no further escalation beyond this point.”
The force further stated that the picture circulating alongside the news on social media has no connection to the real people or events involved in the referred case.
It added that the image is unrelated, and intended to sensationalize and mislead the public.
The statement added,” The Nigeria Police Force therefore urges well-meaning members of the public, policing stakeholders, particularly the NYSC body, to discountenance the falsehood being perpetrated in the media space as they bear no real connection to the actual event. “
“The Police also wishes to caution, in strongest terms, those who are bent on generating and circulating falsehood to specifically discredit the government, Nigerian institutions, cause discomfort and create fears in the mind of the general public to desist as such act is not only unpatriotic, but also criminal and punishable under the law.”
