ISWAP Not In Edo, Govt Assures, Vows To Sustain Support To Security Agencies

The Edo State Government has dismissed speculations about the activities of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP in the state saying that the recent attack at Ibillo-Igarra Road junction was carried out by fleeing bandits.

While assuring the citizenry that the Godwin Obaseki government would continue to give support to the security agencies to curtail the activities of the bandits, it said that there was no evidence of ISWAP presence in the state.

“The Edo State Government refutes claims that it was ISWAP, that carried out the attack vehicle on September 22, 2022 after a thorough investigation by the state security outfits involving the Police, Nigerian Army, Edo State Vigilante Network and Nigeria Civil Defence Corp” the state commissioner for communication, Mr Chris Nehikhare said in a statement.

“There is no evidence of ISWAP or its operatives in Edo State. Government assures that it will continue to provide support to the security agencies in the state to tackle crime and criminality and also enhance patrols of the state’s borders to make the state most uncomfortable for the decimated bandits.”

“The Edo State government restates its commitment to the safety of lives and property in the state and to the sustenance of a safe environment for citizens to go about their lawful businesses,” the statement further deposed in assuring the citizenry that ISWAP was not within the state.

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