POLICE DENIES RUMOUR OF BOKO HARAM KIDNAP IN LAGOS

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has denied rumours  of the presence of some members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in the state.DSP Ngozi Braide, the  Public Relations Officer of the command  said that the rumour about activities of Boko Haram members in some parts of the state on Friday was false.Braide said this while briefing the press on Friday at Premier College Group of Schools, Palm Avenue, Mushin, where the sect members purportedly invaded.“It is not true that there is any act of terrorism anywhere in Lagos State. It is a lie that the terrorists invaded Premier College to abduct students.“Somebody just sat down somewhere and cooked up the lies to cause panic in the state.“Premier College and other schools in the state are safe and secure; let the public discountenance the rumour,“ the PPRO said.

In his response, Mr Abraham Martins, the Executive Director of the college, expressed regret about the rumour, describing it as ‘false and baseless’.