Gombe NSCDC declares ‘intelligence report’ on Fulani attack untrue

A viral memo suggesting that Fulani-herders had prepared to launch an attack on Billiri Local Government of Gombe state has been declared untrue by the State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Samuel Wabulari.

The viral memo was signed on 17th December 2021 by a Danjuma Mohammed, the Divisional Officer in charge of Yalmatu Deba, who claimed that the content was based on an intelligence report.

According to Wabulari, there was no such intelligence. Asides that, he said the corp did not need to resort to causing undue panic anong the citizend when it can easily deal with such attacks.

Represented by Deputy Corps Commandant Ibrahim Meswok, Wabulari said the alleged investigation has not been presented to him formally, so there was no authenticity of the viral memo with the subject ‘Submission on Intelligence Report on the 17th December 2021’.

The viral memo

He noted that as such, the memo should be disregarded and be termed as fake news and not emanating from his men.

Read also: Lawal Usman cries out over insecurity in Kaduna

Wabulari said, “I have directed that a committee be set up to investigate those that masterminded this act through the picture (camera particulars) that was used to capture the alleged memo. We are working hard to unravel the perpetrators, to know why, how, and when.

“If the so-called memo was genuine, we as the authority will be the first to circulate it and not the other way round. We are virtually not aware of what is happening.”

Also speaking, Command Public Relations Officer, Saad Buhari, urged residents of the state to oblige the corps with relevant information towards arresting the perpetrators.

Buhari said with useful information the NSCDC in the state would arrest all forms of criminality without its eruption.