Insecurity: CP orders police patrols around schools in FCT

Bala Ciroma, FCT commissioner of police, has ordered uninterrupted patrols around schools within the territory.

Mariam Yusuf, FCT police public relations officer, in a statement on Tuesday, also debunked the report of an attack on the University of Abuja.

Yusuf said the clarification followed purported reports on social media that the institution was attacked by bandits.

“The command wishes to debunk the viral message in some sections of the social media purporting that the ‘University of Abuja has been attacked by bandits,” she said.

“We wish to state categorically that there is no record of such incident as at 2200hrs of Tuesday.

“Members of the public are therefore enjoined to disregard the message which is not only mischievous but intended to cause tension amongst residents.

“The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma had ordered uninterrupted patrols around schools within the territory.”

Nigeria has witnessed abductions of students in the northern part of the country.

Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Zamfara are some of the states where these abductions have taken place.

Three students were abducted from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), Benue state, during an attack on Saturday.

The attack comes less than a week after some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state were abducted.

Five of the abducted students have been found dead.