The
attention of Borno State Police Command has been drawn to media reports over
the attack by Boko Haram terrorists on Military/Police escorted convoy at
Abari/Dalwa village Maiduguri/Damboa highway on 20th June, 2017 at
about 1130hrs.
According
to one of these reports, that “sixteen (16) female passengers in the bus trailing
the ambulance carrying late Sgt Rahila’s corpse were Police women and wives of
Policemen asked to accompany the burial party. And all of them were taken away
by BHT”.
In another
recently released video on You-Tube where Boko Haram claims responsibility for
the attack on military convoy, its leader Abubakar Shekau, claims to have women
Police personnel and wives of Senior Police officers in the custody of the Boko
Haram.
For
avoidance of doubts, and to put records straight, there are no Police women
under Boko Haram terrorist’s captivity as claimed by the sect leader. The
Command wishes to reiterate as contained in an earlier Press Briefing by the
Commissioner of Police, CP Damian A. Chukwu, on 20/06/2017 that:
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Police lorry with Reg. No. NPF 2677 D was carted away.
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Occupants comprise personnel, relations and burial party for late Sgt Rahila
Antikirya.
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Driver of the Police lorry, Sgt Kubura Mwada, was shot and injured on his back.
He was able to jump down from the lorry and escaped.
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Personnel missing are Inspr Fatsuma Sale and Cpl Abubakar Haruna. There is no evidence
in the video clip indicating that they are in the captivity of the sect.
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Other occupants of the lorry are either relations or sympathizers of the
deceased, and were all reported missing in the earlier press briefing. They
took advantage of the space in the lorry conveying personal effects of the
deceased Police woman and joined the burial party.
The
Command therefore wishes to advise media organizations and the general public
to disregard the claim(s) in the video, as well as social media reports as they
are not a true representation of that unfortunate incident.
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