Wakilu Ogundairo, suspected fake alarmist
The police has arrested a man, Wakilu Ogundairo over making a voice Whatsapp note in which he raised false alarm of Boko Haram terrorists invasion of Imosan Ijebu with cache of arms, and circulated same on social media, thereby causing panick among law abiding citizens.
According to DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer of Ogun State Police Command, the suspect was arrested when the voice note went viral and people from all work of life started calling the command’s emergency number expressing concern over the safety of their loved ones in Ijebu Ode and Ogun State as a whole.
DSP Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole immediately directed the DPO Obalende Division of the police to move into the area and find out the authenticity of the said WhatsApp voice note.
In compliance with the CP’s order, the DPO, SP Salami Murphy, moved into the area for thorough investigation. In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the only people in that location were farm labourers from Benue state who are carrying out their legitimate businesses without any form of violence.
Discovering that the viral voice note was a false alarm, the DPO and his detectives embarked on technical investigations which eventually led them to the hideout of the man behind it.
He was subsequently arrested and taken to custody.
On interrogation, he confessed that he only make the voice note to scare members of the public and that there is no invasion anywhere.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered a thorough investigation into the past activities of the suspect, with the view to charge him to court as soon as possible.
