June 1, 2026
The Police Command in Ekiti has described as false and mischievous a social media report alleging that passengers in a bus travelling from Ado-Ekiti to Ibadan were kidnapped at Aramoko-Ekiti on Sunday.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Sunday Abutu, in a statement issued on Monday in Ado-Ekiti, said that on receiving the report the command swiftly deployed intelligence and tactical operatives to the area.
Abutu said that investigations revealed that the report was entirely false and was deliberately fabricated by individuals seeking to create panic among residents and undermine the efforts of security agencies and the state government.
According to him, the command has observed a pattern of coordinated attempts by some individuals to spread false information relating to bandit attacks, kidnappings and other security incidents in the state.
