Contrary to reports, the Kaduna State Police command has refuted the claim that the daughter of murdered Kaduna Doctor’s wife, Mrs. Ataga, recognized a police officer as one of her mum’s killers.
According to the command’s Spokesperson Mohammed Jalige, there is no police officer from the command or anywhere in the country involved in the unfortunate incident that led to the killing of Mrs. Ataga.
The police have also affirmed that the Ataga Family has already denounced the news circulating on social media and labeled it as fake.
Here is the full statement from the police:
RE: KADUNA KILLING: DAUGHTER RECOGNISES POLICE OFFICER AS ONE OF MUM’S KILLERS
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 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 are 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 hesitated 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 found inside a bush in Kakau area along Abuja- Kaduna highway, 7 days after she was kidnapped alongside her two kids. Read here
