The Taraba State Police Command has dismissed a report that an aircraft bearing arms and ammunition landed at Jibu village in Taraba State.
The State Government, through Bala Dan Abu, the spokesman of Governor Darius Ishaku, made the claim.
But the Commissioner, Taraba State Police Command, David Akinremi, on Tuesday dismissed the report.
Akinremi said: “I want to state that the report is totally false, misleading, unfounded and a deliberate attempt to cause panic in the minds of the people of the state.
“As soon as the rumour filtered in, the command dispatched teams of police operatives to Jibu, where the said aircraft was alleged to have landed, only to discover that there was no iota of truth in the claim.
“I later visited the community but found nothing.
“Clearly, it was a mere rumour.”
Akinremi appealed to members of the public to avoid manufacturing and spreading rumours that could create fear in the minds of Taraba residents.
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