Police, MEND React To Alleged Fulani Bomb Threat In Delta

The Delta State Police Command has urge residents to be calm Following alleged threat by a faceless group claiming to be Fulani Jihadists, to invade and bomb Asaba and Agbor in Delta State over ban on open grazing.

The group, which also claimed responsibility for the fire that gutted the Federal Secretariat Complex along Okpanam Road, Asaba, also warned Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to immediately withdraw his support for the ban on open grazing.

Reacting to the threat, the Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali, assured residents that all modalities had been put in place to forestall any such occurrence.

A statement signed by the state acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, said, “The attention of the command has been drawn to a recent publication making rounds purportedly published by the Fulani’s of Usman Dan Fodio leadership tagged “FULANI JIHADIST WARNINGS” and pasted in various locations around Asaba and Agbor to be precise.

“The command, under the watch of CP Ari Muhammed Ali, FCIA, who is ever committed in its responsibility of providing security for all Deltans, is assuring members of the public to ignore the said publication which miscreants must have pasted to create panic in the state. All modalities have been put in place to forestall any of such occurrences; all residents are advised to go about their lawful businesses without fear or panic.

“Undercover police operatives have been deployed across the state to gather intelligence. In addition, other proactive measures have been put in place by the command. However, members of the public are also urged to continue to partner with the police by providing useful information that will help in policing the state.”

The threat also attracted the attention of the Movement for the Emancipation and Defence of Niger Delta(MEND).

A statement signed on behalf of MEND by an official of the group identified as Dragon War, stated that any attack on humans and facilities in the region would attract dire consequences.