{"id":880244,"date":"2025-12-24T01:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/rumours-of-bandits-invasion-in-lokoja-untrue-kogi-police-command\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:11:52","slug":"rumours-of-bandits-invasion-in-lokoja-untrue-kogi-police-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/rumours-of-bandits-invasion-in-lokoja-untrue-kogi-police-command\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRumours of bandits\u2019 invasion in Lokoja untrue\u201d \u2013 Kogi police command"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tie-container\">\n<header id=\"theme-header\">\n<\/header>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"content\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/rumours-of-bandits-invasion-in-lokoja-untrue-kogi-police-command\/\" data-post-title=\"\u201cRumours of bandits\u2019 invasion in Lokoja untrue\u201d \u2013 Kogi police command\" data-post-edit=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=164133&#038;action=edit\">\n<div>\n<figure><img width=\"780\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G6bgpdmXIAAwiZU-780x470.jpg\" alt data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Kogi State Police Command has dismissed widespread rumours alleging that bandits invaded Zango, Crusher and Felele communities in Lokoja.<\/p>\n<p>The command described the claims as \u201cfake news\u201d aimed at causing panic among residents and destabilising the state.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, Naziru Bello Kankarofi, commissioner of police in Kogi, warned individuals circulating the report to desist from the act.<\/p>\n<p>He said the police would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute persons spreading false alerts capable of inciting fear and disrupting public peace.<\/p>\n<p>The police commissioner said tactical units \u2014 including the police mobile force and counter-terrorism personnel \u2014 have been deployed at strategic points across the state to ensure continued safety of lives and property.<\/p>\n<p>He urged residents to remain calm and continue their day-to-day activities without fear, adding that the security architecture in the state remains effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage members of the public to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security formation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The command reiterated that security is a shared responsibility and called for the cooperation of all residents in keeping Lokoja and the entire state safe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"go-to-top\" href=\"http:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/#go-to-tie-body\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span>Back to top button<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/rumours-of-bandits-invasion-in-lokoja-untrue-kogi-police-command\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kogi State Police Command has dismissed widespread rumours alleging that bandits invaded Zango, Crusher and Felele communities in Lokoja. The command described the claims as \u201cfake news\u201d aimed at causing panic among residents and destabilising the state. In a statement on Thursday, Naziru Bello Kankarofi, commissioner of police in Kogi, warned individuals circulating the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":880245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57229,25479],"tags":[57225,43484],"class_list":{"0":"post-880244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bandits","8":"category-rumours","9":"tag-bandits","10":"tag-rumours"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}