Senator Ndume denies reports that Borno Haram abducted police instructors near Gwoza

BORNO South Senatorial District's lawmaker Senator Ali Ndume has denied recent media reports that dozens of police officers were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists who invaded Limankara village in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State recently.

Senator Ndume, who is also the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army, hails from hail from Gwoza in Borno State. Last week, it was reported that Boko Haram invaded Limankara village which is about 20km drive south of Gwoza town and kidnapped an unspecified number of police officers who were there undergoing training.

However, Senator Ndume said the report is untrue, baseless and capable of causing fear and anxiety amongst the peaceful residents in the community. He called on media practitioners to always verify their reports before going to press, especially when it comes to stories which concern the security of lives and property.

Senator Ndume said: "It is not true that some police officers were kidnapped in Limankara.  In fact, there are no policemen in Limankara, we only have military troops and a battalion in Limankara who are up and doing and there was no attack of such nature.

"I will describe the reports as untrue and baseless. I have been receiving daily updates on the efforts of the troops  to safeguard Limankara and other communities in Gwoza and I am much impressed.

“The troops in Limankara are not stationed in one place, we have them at the deserted Police Mobile Training School and at some hills around the axis with sophisticated surveillance cameras and equipments to spot terrorists’ movement. So as far as I am concerned and as the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army who is privilege to have security information all over the country, Limankara community and other surrounding villages are calm and peaceful."

It has been reported that on Thursday Boko Haram terrorists attacked Limankara with gun trucks and shot sporadically into the air before kidnapping the mobile police instructors. The training school is located 25km from Gwoza and Limankara is a border town between Borno and Madagali in Adamawa State.