The Police Command in Ekiti State on Wednesday denied insinuations that there was an influx of herdsmen into forests in the state from Ondo State forest reserves as being reported in the media.
The command disclosed this in a statement signed in Ado-Ekiti by Mr. Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Tunde Mobayo.
The statement said the command had neither sighted nor received any report of herders migrating or relocating into any part of the state of its forests.
It, therefore, called on the residents to disregard the report as fake and fictitious.
According to the statement, the story was just a mere imagination of the source.
It cautioned newsmen against fake and unverified publications capable of causing apprehension in the state, saying such would no longer be tolerated
The statement also implored members of the public to always verify the source and authenticity of every piece of information they receive via social media.
The command, while assuring the people of adequate protection of lives and property, urged them to remain calm and vigilant.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK
