MAN BEHIND FAKE ALARM OF TERRORIST INVASION OF IJEBU ODE, IN POLICE NET
Men of Ogun state police command on the 7th of June 2022 arrested one Wakilu Ogundairo for making a voice Whatsapp note in which he raised false alarm of Boko Haram terrorists invasion of Imosan ijebu with cache of arms, and circulated same on social media, thereby causing panick in the mind of law abiding citizens.
The suspect was arrested when the voice note went viral and people from all work of life started calling the command's emergency number expressing concern over the safety of their loved ones in ijebu ode and ogun state as a whole.
The commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, then quickly directed the DPO obalende division to move into the area and find out the authenticity of the said WhatsApp voice note.
In compliance with the CP'S order, the DPO Obalende division, SP Salami Murphy, moved into the area for thorough investigation. In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the only people in that location were farm labourers from Benue state who are carrying out their legitimate business devoid of any form of violence.
Having found out that the viral voice note was a false alarm, the DPO and his detectives there and then embarked on technical investigation which eventually led them to the hideout of the man behind it.
He was subsequently arrested and taken to custody.
On interrogation, he confessed that he only make the voice note to scare members of the public and that there is no invasion anywhere.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered a thorough investigation into the past activities of the suspect, with the view to charge him to court as soon as possible.
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