Kaduna Police Command has strongly warned rumour mongers in the state to desist from speculating information that might set peace loving people of Kaduna State against one another.
The warning is coming exactly the day that Southern Kaduna women expressed their displeasure through peaceful protest over the recent attacks on their communities.
In the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Mohammed Jalige which was made available to newsmen on Thursday, the Command stated that the purported rumours of violent conflict that may ensue in Kaduna State originated from anonymous sources.
According to the statement, “the attention of the Kaduna State Police Command has been drawn to some purported rumours of violent conflict that may ensue in Kaduna State, which originates from anonymous sources.
“The rumours being in circulation from certain quarters that “there is going to be unrest in Kaduna State” as a result of the recent communal clashes in some parts of the state.
“In view of the foregoing, the Command wishes to warn all rumour mongers and prophets of doom to desist from speculating information that might set peace loving people of Kaduna State against one another, as the Kaduna State Police Command is not relenting in its efforts to foster peace and tranquillity amongst various ethnic groups in the State.”
Kaduna Police therefore called on the general public to make available any piece of information that may constitute threat to life and property to the Police, to enable tackle any possible breakdown of law and order in the state.
