The command described the claims as baseless and unsupported by intelligence reports, warning residents against spreading unverified security information capable of causing panic and undermining public confidence.
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading reports, alleging that suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have infiltrated forests around Ogbomoso and the Old Oyo National Park axis.
The command described the claims as baseless and unsupported by intelligence reports, warning residents against spreading unverified security information capable of causing panic and undermining public confidence.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the command said a viral video and accompanying voice note currently making the rounds on social media were being deliberately recycled and misrepresented to create fear among residents.
According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that the video being circulated was not recent and had previously appeared online before being repackaged with false claims of terrorist infiltration into Oyo State.
