The Commissioner of FCT Police Command, Haruna Garba, has faulted reports making the rounds on social media platforms alleging that kidnappers who adorned in Police uniform to perpetrate their illicit acts have kidnapped 17 persons from the Apo area of Abuja.

The CP said the story is clearly a figment of the authors’ imagination as no incident of such happened within Abuja.

The CP enjoins non-state actors who have been engaging the Police emergency lines in their mischievous posts, aimed at misleading members of the public and those submitting same to obtain loans to desist from such and only use the emergency lines for its intended purpose.

According to FCT Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), SP Josephine Adeh, the CP promised that deliberate steps will be taken to arrest and prosecute the purveyors of these illegal acts.

The Commissioner of Police urges residents of the FCT to cooperate with the police for improved service delivery. He equally tasks FCT residents to take advantage of the Police Control Room numbers in reporting suspicious activities: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883.