Police in Adamawa State yesterday refuted reports by some media outfits that thunderstorm killed 18 kidnappers in Toungo Local Government Area of the state, saying the incident happened in Cameroon.
A statement from the state police spokesman, DSP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje, urged the public to disregard the report, adding that the border closure had since prevented infiltration of criminals.
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“In order to keep the records straight, such incident never happened anywhere in Toungo, Adamawa State as alleged but in Pawati Forest, somewhere in Cameroun Republic”, he said.
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