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Edo govt fingers bandits in police checkpoint attack

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The Edo State Government has dismissed claims that members of the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) were behind the attack on a police checkpoint in the state.

Gunmen had on Thursday attacked the police checkpoint at Ibillo-Igara road junction and set ablaze a patrol van.

ISWAP later claimed responsibility for the attack.

The state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, who reacted to the development in a statement on Saturday, said the attack was carried out by fleeing bandits.

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Nehikhare said an investigation carried out by the police, Nigerian Army, Edo State Vigilante Network, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) revealed that ISWAP or its affiliate groups are not in Edo State.

He assured that the state government would continue to provide support to the security agencies in the ongoing campaign against criminals in the state.

The commissioner said: “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.”

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