Anambra State Police Command has debunked viral report of gunmen killing 21 soldiers in in the State.
The command’s spokesperson in Anambra, SP Ikenga Tony said the command is aware of a misleading, unfounded, and false report titled *Gunmen Kill 21 Soldiers in Anambra* recently peddled by some online media and national dailies.
The Anambra PPRO stated that the report is untrue, a product of fiction, and the handiwork of mischief-makers.
The statement reads in part, ”Also, the Command in dismay at the news, has observed that the said hospital mentioned in the report, where the corpses of the soldiers are allegedly kept, does not exist in Awka, the State Capital.
”Further inquiries were made by the Command, showing that there is no record of such an incident or otherwise, but deliberate acts by unscrupulous elements are to cause tension in the state. Therefore, the Command shall not hesitate to invoke relevant cyber laws on persons found wanting in this regard.
”However, the Command urges the public to disregard the report.
