The Police has dismissed as fake and unfounded, the news trending on social media about the alleged murder of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, in Anambra.
The fake report alleged that the INEC Boss was assassinated today by unknown gunmen; the deadly armed gang that has been terrorizing the South-East region and responsible for the death of many security agents in the region.
DSP Nkeiruka Nwode, Zonal PRO/Head of Police Media Team for the governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday November 6th, in a statement issued on Tuesday night, debunked the circulating information.
According to DSP Nwode, Yakubu held a stakeholders meeting in Awka today and stated the preparedness of the commission to hold peaceful election in the state.
“Security agencies are ever ready to enforce their statutory responsibility to ensure hitch free exercise”, the PRO noted.
The police appealed for caution by members of the public and appealed to internet users to avoid contents that do not reflect the current state of security.
“The CP want to state unequivocally that the publication is false and absolutely misleading.
“It is a figment of imagination deliberately orchestrated by the mischief makers to cause unnecessary tension and chaos in the polity”, the statement added
