Police deny knowledge of recent bombings from Boko Haram member
The Nigeria Police say there is no truth in the claim that a suspected member of the Boko Haram sect informed the force of recent bombings in the country.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olusola Amore made the clarification on Friday while addressing newsmen at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Amore said the continued publication of an interview granted by the suspect to a television station on Sept. 20 by a national newspaper was unwarranted.
He described the publication which alleged interaction between the police and the suspect as `faslehood.'
Amore said the suspect, Ali Tishau, was invited by the police for questioning on June 27, 2011.
He said the suspect was thereafter released to a sister organisation for further investigation on July 7, ``in the spirit of information and intelligence gathering.''
Amore said the alleged ``panic mood among security chiefs’’ as insinuated by the newspaper report was the figment of the imagination of the reporter.
''More than ever before the security agencies are building synergy to contain the present security challenges facing the nation and a lot are being achieved in this direction.''
Meanwhile, the Nigeria police is collaborating with Nigerien security agencies to fashion out strategy to combat illegal movement of arms, ammunition and immigrants across the borders of both countries.
Amore, said the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim met with Nigerien officers on Sept. 22.
He expressed hope that the strategy would help to address trans-border crimes and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms in view of current terrorism and political upheavals within and outside both countries.
He said that officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Immigration and the State Security Service also participated in the meeting.
The Nigeria Police say there is no truth in the claim that a suspected member of the Boko Haram sect informed the force of recent bombings in the country.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olusola Amore made the clarification on Friday while addressing newsmen at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Amore said the continued publication of an interview granted by the suspect to a television station on Sept. 20 by a national newspaper was unwarranted.
He described the publication which alleged interaction between the police and the suspect as `faslehood.'
Amore said the suspect, Ali Tishau, was invited by the police for questioning on June 27, 2011.
He said the suspect was thereafter released to a sister organisation for further investigation on July 7, ``in the spirit of information and intelligence gathering.''
Amore said the alleged ``panic mood among security chiefs’’ as insinuated by the newspaper report was the figment of the imagination of the reporter.
''More than ever before the security agencies are building synergy to contain the present security challenges facing the nation and a lot are being achieved in this direction.''
Meanwhile, the Nigeria police is collaborating with Nigerien security agencies to fashion out strategy to combat illegal movement of arms, ammunition and immigrants across the borders of both countries.
Amore, said the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim met with Nigerien officers on Sept. 22.
He expressed hope that the strategy would help to address trans-border crimes and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms in view of current terrorism and political upheavals within and outside both countries.
He said that officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Immigration and the State Security Service also participated in the meeting.
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