The Kaduna State Police Command has refuted an allegation that the daughter of the murdered Kaduna doctor’s wife, Mrs. Ataga, said she recognized a police officer as one of her mother’s killers.

The command’s Spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, stated that there is no police officer from the Kaduna command or anywhere in Nigeria that was involved in the unfortunate incident that resulted to the murder of the deceased woman.

The police also declared that the deceased woman’s Family has already condemned the news circulating around on social media and has stated it belongs to fake news.

The statement reads in full:

RE: KADUNA KILLING: DAUGHTER RECOGNISES POLICE OFFICER AS ONE OF MUM’S KILLERS

1. The attention of the Kaduna State Command has been drawn to some Social Media publication alleging the involvement of a Police officer in the unfortunate kidnapping and killing of Dr. Philip Ataga’s wife.
2. The Command wishes to debunk the publication in it totality as fake, fictitious, maliciously fabricated to tarnish the image of the force .To set the record straight, there is no police officer from the command or anywhere in the country that involved in the unfortunate incident that led to the killing of Mrs Ataga .The public should also note that, the Ataga Family has already decried the news going round in some quarters of social media and has labeled it as fake.
3. The Command on receipt of the fake news had immediately swung into action and investigated the purported allegation and found nothing more than malicious blackmail embarks upon by the writer whose motives is unknown. This unprofessional attitude is capable of causing mistrust between the Police and members of the general public.
4. The Commissioner of Police CP UM Muri is calling on the general Public to disregard fake news and urged media outlets to verify any source of security report from the Command’s PPRO before publication as the command will not hesited in dealing decisively with any person (s) who engaged in such malicious action according to the laws of the land.

Late Mrs. Ataga’s bullet-ridden body was discovered in a bush in Kakau area along Abuja-Kaduna highway, seven (7) days after she was kidnapped alongside her two 92) children.

Justin Nwosu

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