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September 25, 2019
The Kaduna State Police Command has advised themedia against creating unnecessary panic in reporting unverified stories ofkidnappings and other crimes in the state.
The command gave the advice in a statement issued byits Public Relation Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo in Kaduna.
The police was reacting to a media report in which13 people were allegedly kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna highway.
It noted with concerns, what it terms as deliberatemisrepresentation including inaccurate figures of the victims and location ofincident in the alleged media reports.
According to the statement, operatives of thecommand’s anti-kidnapping and SARS units have been on the track of thekidnappers with a view to rescue the five victims and arrest the perpetrators.
The command added that it was disturbed by theincident and was doing everything possible to end such attacks.