Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, has denied accusations that Boko Haram militants kidnapped Mobile Policemen.
Point News247 reports that Boko Haram insurgents reportedly raided Limankara village and areas of Gwoza Local Government Area in Borno State, including the Police Mobile Training School, abducting an unidentified number of police officers on training.
Senator Ndume, however, told ‘Vanguard’ that the information is false, unfounded, and capable of instilling fear and anxiety among the community’s peaceful citizens.
He said, “It is not true that some police officers were kidnapped in Limankara, Infact, there are no policemen in Limankara, we only have Military troops/Battalion in Limankara who are up and doing, and there is no attack of such nature. I will describe the reports as untrue and baseless.
“I have been receiving daily update on the efforts troops are doing to safeguard Limankara and other communities in Gwoza, and I am much impressed.
“The troops in Limankara are not only stationed in one place, we have them at the deserted Police Mobile Training School, some hills around that axis with sophisticated surveillance cameras and equipment to spot terrorists movement.
“So as far as I am concern and as Chairman Senate Committee on Army who is privilege to have security information all over the country, Limankara community and other surrounding villages are calm and peaceful with Military Battalion stationed at strategic places who have been crushing fleeing Boko Haram insurgents crossing from Sambisa forest to the Mandara mountains of Cameroun on daily basis.”