An authoritative source noted that the villagers, who have been living in fear and trepidation of the terror of bandits.
The police have deployed operatives to secure Fa'a Gaya village in the Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State following a story by SaharaReporters.
SaharaReporters, on Wednesday, reported that bandits had sent threats to the Fa'a Gaya community in the Hong Local Government Area of the state, demanding N30 million for them (bandits) not to invade and launch terror attacks on the community.
SaharaReporters learnt from a save-our-soul call made to the government and civil society organisations that the bandits were on the verge of attacking the community.
An authoritative source noted that the villagers, who have been living in fear and trepidation of the terror of bandits, had gradually started to desert the community as efforts to get the intervention of security agencies had been abortive.
According to him, the bandits called initially with a phone number that was not registered and later called with another number, traced to a name and location which the leaders provided the police but the police refused to launch an investigation into the matter.[story_link align="left"]101292[/story_link]
He said rather than investigate, the police detained a young man whom the bandits initially contacted.
He also stated that the police had been harassing community leaders who have gone to report to them.
Citing the SaharaReporters story, the police, in a press release, said security operatives have been deployed to safeguard the community.
Spokesperson for the command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje said, "The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, wishes to assure the people of Fa'a Gaya community, Hong local government area that adequate security measures are in place.
"The command in collaboration with other sister agencies has put in place robust crime prevention strategies such as surveillance, foot and vehicular patrols, joint stop and search operation, visibility policing and information gathering to forestall any breach of peace and (to) ensure public safety in and around Fa'a Gaya community, Hong local government.
"The CP enjoins residents of Fa'a Gaya community to go about their legitimate activities without any fear or apprehension noting that the Divisional Police officer, Operational commanders and their supervisory Area commander have been directed to ensure the safety and security of the community.
"The Strategic Officers will strengthen the visibility of policing structure and carry out confidence-building patrols particularly around residential areas, entry and exit roads to prevent and arrest any ugly situation."
Fa'a Gaya community is not far from Garaha, the village where the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, hails from.