Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Wakilu Ogundairo for allegedly raising a false Boko Haram invasion alarm through ai WhatsApp voice note.
He was accused of raising the alarm that terrorists had invaded Imosan Ijebu in the state with a cache of arms.
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The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said the suspect allegedly circulated the false alarm on social media, thereby causing panic in the mind of law abiding citizens.
He said, “The suspect was arrested when the voice note went viral and people from all walks of life started calling the command’s emergency number expressing concerns over the safety of their loved ones in Ijebu Ode and Ogun State as a whole.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, then quickly directed the DPO Obalende division to move into the area and find out the authenticity of the said WhatsApp voice note.
“In compliance with the CP’s order, the DPO Obalende division, SP Salami Murphy, moved into the area for a thorough investigation.
“In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the only people in that location were farm labourers from Benue State who were carrying out their legitimate business devoid of any form of violence.
“Having found out that the viral voice note was a false alarm, the DPO and his detectives embarked on a technical investigation which eventually led them to the hideout of the man behind it. He was subsequently arrested and taken to custody.
“On interrogation, he confessed that he only made the voice note to scare members of the public and that there is no invasion anywhere.”
Oyeyemi said the CP had ordered a thorough investigation into the past activities of the suspect with a view to prosecute him as soon as possible.
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