By Goodluck Ikiebe
The FCT Police Command has refuted reports making the rounds that policemen attacked protesters at Utako Market in Abuja earlier today.
The Command through its Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, wishes to categorically debunk the narrative, tagging it completely false and misleading.
“Acting on intelligence, the operatives only took measures to forestall some miscreants, who were taking advantage of the protest to loot shops in the market and as a result, extended focus to them”.
She explained that as a responsible agency, “we could not stand by and allow traders to be robbed of their hard-earned money and belongings without intervening”.
SP Josephine Adeh, therefore, urged the populace to disregard such misleading and mischievous information, as the command is committed to ensuring the safety of the populace in the exercise of their civil rights.
