POLICE DEBUNKS VIRAL VIDEO OF VOTERS REGISTRATION DISRUPTION IN LUGBE, ABUJA
By Adeola Abdullah
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has described as untrue a viral video alleging that some individuals disrupted the ongoing Continous Voter Registration in Lugbe, Abuja.
In a statement on Thursday; the Deputy Public Relations Officer (DPRO), ASP Odutayo Omoniyi; Command stated that “As at when we caught wave of the erroneous information, (at about 7:30 -8:00 am) the DPO Lugbe led a team of Policemen men to the said venue, Registration wasn’t going on or has not started as no one was found at the venue. This video is suspected to have been doctored or not dated recent. We strongly urge members of the public to disregard the baseless news and to stop its promulgation. While investigation is ongoing to find the source of the news, monitoring and surveillance continues on the scene.”
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