Army did not formally hand over Dapchi to us ―Police

Commissioner of Police, Yobe State, Sumonu Abdulmaliki has described as incorrect and untrue the statement by the military that it had handed over the security of Dapchi town to the Nigerian police when the abduction of students of Government Girls Science Technical College occurred.

Abdulmaliki, in a statement, said the Army’s position was misleading, unfounded and untrue, stating that at no time did the military inform the police of their withdrawal hence there was no formal hand over of their locations in Dapchi town to the police.

The police boss maintained that Yobe state remained under the collaborative efforts of the Police, Military and other security agencies.

“The attention of the Yobe State Police Command has been drawn to Press Statement from Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole subscribing that “Dapchi has been relatively calm and peaceful and the security of Dapchi town was formally handed over to the Nigeria Police Division located in the town”.

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“The statement by the Military of formal handing over of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police Division in Dapchi is not correct and untrue, as there was no time that the military informed the Police of their withdrawal, consult or handed over their locations in Dapchi town to the Police. The whole of Yobe State is still under Security Emergency which the Police, the Military and other security agencies are battling to ensure lasting peace.

“Members of the public in Yobe State are implored to disregard and discountenance this claim that the Military formally handed the security of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police as untrue, unfounded and misleading.”

Earlier on Monday, Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Army, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, had said that the Army having secured relative peace in Dapchi formally handed over the town to the Nigerian Police Division in the area.