Lagos Police Spokesperson, Dolapo Badmus
We reported it here
that suspected dare devil armed robbers attacked some commercial banks
along 4th Avenue in Festac town, Lagos some hours ago which is the
second armed robbery attack in the area this year.
The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmos, however denied that there was an armed robber in the town.
“The attention of the Lagos state command has been drawn to a
false alarm been raised and circulated on social media about armed
robbery operations going on at 4th Avenue, Festac Town, in three new
generational banks and at the same time the killing of a customer today,
15th day of July 2016.
“The command wishes to inform members of the public that this
story is just a figment of imagination of the initiator; it is not
anyway or part true and so should be treated as such and by extension
discarded.
“The Command has put in place strategies which has in a long
time ward off any form of bank robbery in the state, as it remains
resolute in ensuring no bank robbery or any form of robbery happens
again in Lagos state.
“However residents of Festac Town and Lagos at large are hereby
assured of the Command’s commitment to their safety and security.
Members of the public are hereby advised to verify information before
circulating to avoid creating unnecessary panic and feelings of
insecurity, and to promptly report any form of criminality to the
police,” she said.
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