The Nigeria Police, Sokoto State Command has debunked news in some online media outlet, not (CAPITAL POST) that the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar III escaped bandits attack through window while praying in a mosque.
In a statement issued in Sokoto by the Command’s PPRO, ASP Sanusi Abubakar and which was made available to journalists, said there was no such incidence, while asking the general public to regard the news as fake.
The statement also added that 48 worshippers were not abducted as purportedly reported.
The news of Sultan’s escape through a mosque window has been trending since Wednesday in some online media outlets, but in a statement by the Police reacting to the report disclosed that an online medium called weetalkniger.com first broke the fake news, while it asked media houses to verify reports before publications.
The statement said: “The attention of Sokoto State Police Command has been drawn to the above purported news in circulation on Social Media which emanate from weetalknaija.com that, arm bandits break into Sokoto State mosque and kidnap 48 worshippers.
“In view of the above, the Command is using this medium to debunk such fabricated story capable of
misleading the general public and to create chaos into the minds of law abiding citizens of Sokoto State. It is pertinent to State that, members of the public should be wary against deception and lies concocted by unverified news websites and further replicated in many online publications.”
The Command said it was aware of security challenges in the State which they were working in conjunction with other sister agencies to tackle.
