By Umar Faruk
Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria - August 23, 2025(Series News Online)
The Kebbi State Police Command has categorically refuted allegations that it arrested kidnappers, charged them to court, and kept Christian children in a Muslim-based orphanage home in Birnin Kebbi. The Command described the allegations as "mischievous and baseless" and a calculated attempt to tarnish its image.
In a statement signed by CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer, the Command said it noted with utmost concern a fake news narrative being circulated on social media, where a corps member allegedly claimed to have met a four-year-old Igbo Christian boy named Uzochukwu in a Muslim-based orphanage home in Birnin Kebbi. The corps member allegedly claimed that Uzochukwu told him that he was kidnapped, resold, and that the police had arrested the kidnappers, charged them to court, and kept all the Christian children in the orphanage home.
The Command said it was "categorically refuting the publication, condemning it as baseless and a calculated attempt to tarnish the good image of the Command and undermine the integrity, unwavering commitment, and professionalism of its officers in their relentless efforts to combat crimes and criminality in Kebbi State."
The Command appealed to the public to disregard the rumor and warned those who indulge in spreading fake news to be mindful of its effects on the society. "The Command will unequivocally continue to collaborate with relevant genuine media professionals in enlightening the members of the public on the Police activities in the state as well as in combating the scourge of fake news and the danger it poses in our society," the statement read.
The Kebbi State Police Command assured the public of its commitment to maintaining law and order and protecting the rights of all citizens, regardless of their faith or ethnicity.
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