{"id":7914,"date":"2016-07-15T20:37:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T19:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2016-07-16T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T09:44:11","slug":"police-refutes-the-festac-robbery-fake-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/police-refutes-the-festac-robbery-fake-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Police refutes the Festac robbery fake story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a false alarm been raised and circulated on social media about Armed robbery operations going on at 4th Avenue, Festac Town, in three new generational banks and at the same time the killing of a customer today 15th day of July 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In a release made available this evening by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, the Command informed members of the public that this story is just a figment of imagination of the initiator, it is not anyway or part true and so should be treated as such and by extension discarded.<\/p>\n<p>According to Badmos, the Command has put in place strategies which has in a long time ward off any form of bank Robbery in the state, as it remains resolute in ensuring no bank robbery or any form of robbery happens again in Lagos State.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>However, residents of Festac Town and Lagos at large are hereby assured of the Command\u2019s commitment to their safety and security.<\/p>\n<p>The Police also advised members of the public to verify information before circulating to avoid creating unnecessary panic and feelings of insecurity, and to promptly report any form of criminality to the police.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a false alarm been raised and circulated on social media about Armed robbery operations going on at 4th Avenue, Festac Town, in three new generational banks and at the same time the killing of a customer today 15th day of July 2016. 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