The police in Anambra state have debunked a report claiming that a terrorists group invaded a church in the state, last Sunday, with intention to bomb it.
A Facebook user, Chinasa Nworu, had claimed in a post that four “Fulani terrorists” sneaked into Grace of God Church, Awada, to bomb the church and that one of the terrorists was captured and burnt to death while three others escaped and ran into a Nigeria military barrack in the area.
But the police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement Tuesday said the report was untrue, describing it as the handiwork of mischief makers who wanted to cause tension in the state.
Mr Ikenga said the incident was a case of mob action against a suspected criminal in the area, and not a terrorist attack.
“The operatives, on arrival at the scene made enquiries from eyewitnesses (who) showed that the victim is a criminal caught in an attempt to rob an innocent citizen before he was lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob,” he said.
The police spokesperson said the Facebook user was merely being sensational “to achieve his selfish desire” because there was no military barrack close to where the incident occurred.
He warned that the police would not allow “bad elements to distract the peace in the state.”
