Residents of Kungaboku and neighbouring Paze communities within the Federal Capital Territory have been urged to stay calm after the police dismissed as pretend a letter allegedly despatched by suspected bandits threatening to assault the villages.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command mentioned investigations have proven that the letter, which reportedly circulated by way of a scholar of a personal faculty in Kungaboku, didn’t originate from bandits however from “mischief makers” looking for to create panic.
The alarm had adopted media stories claiming that the deliberate assault was in retaliation for the neutralisation of a bandit commander throughout a current safety operation led by the FCT Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with personnel of the 7 Guards Battalion of the Guards Brigade.
However the Command, in a press release issued on Monday by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, mentioned the threat was unfounded.
In keeping with the assertion, “The FCT Police Command is conscious of publications by Vanguard and Every day Belief E-newspapers on the fifteenth and sixteenth of March 2026 respectively, alleging that suspected bandits despatched a letter by way of a scholar of a personal faculty in Kungaboku Neighborhood, threatening to assault the village and the neighbouring Paze Neighborhood in retaliation for the neutralization of their commander throughout a current safety operation led by the FCT Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with personnel of the 7 Guards Battalion (Guards Brigade).
“Following thorough investigation into the matter, the Command needs to tell most people that the mentioned letter originated from mischief makers looking for to unfold worry and panic throughout the group for his or her mischievous functions.”
Regardless of dismissing the threat, the police mentioned extra safety personnel have been deployed to the affected communities to reassure residents and stop any potential assault.
“The Command due to this fact calls on members of the affected communities and most people to ignore the letter and stay calm. Nevertheless, residents are enjoined to stay vigilant and safety aware always.
“The Command has additionally deployed personnel in and across the affected communities to forestall any potential assault and to additional reassure residents of their security and the Command’s dedication to the safety of lives and property throughout the Federal Capital Territory.”
The police additional urged residents to report suspicious actions or actions by way of the Command’s emergency strains.
“Members of the general public are additional suggested to promptly report any suspicious individuals or actions by way of the Command’s emergency strains: 08032003913, 08061581938.”