Police Public Relations Officer Says Thorough Investigation Reveals Letter Did Not Come From Bandits; Security Personnel Deployed To Affected Communities, Residents Urged To Remain Calm
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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has dismissed reports of a planned bandit attack on Kungaboku Community and neighbouring Paze in the Bwari area of Abuja, describing the letter circulating about the alleged threat as the handiwork of “mischief makers.”
The police clarification followed reports circulated on March 15 and 16, 2026, claiming that suspected bandits had sent a threatening letter through a student of a private school in Kungaboku. The message allegedly warned of an impending attack in retaliation for the killing of one of their commanders during a recent joint security operation.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Josephine Adeh, said investigations conducted by the police revealed that the letter did not originate from bandits.
“Following a thorough investigation into the matter, the command wishes to inform the general public that the said letter originated from mischief makers seeking to spread fear and panic within the community for their mischievous purposes,” she said in a statement on Monday.
Adeh urged residents of Kungaboku, Paze and neighbouring communities to disregard the letter and remain calm while maintaining vigilance and staying security-conscious.
To reassure residents, the police command disclosed that security personnel have been deployed in and around the affected communities to forestall any potential attack and boost public confidence in ongoing security efforts.
The command also reiterated its commitment to safeguarding lives and property across the Federal Capital Territory and called on residents to promptly report suspicious persons or activities to security agencies.
Residents were advised to reach the police through the command’s emergency lines, 08032003913 and 08061581938, for prompt response to security concerns.
Scores of residents of Kungaboku and Paze communities in the Federal Capital Territory have fled their homes for their dear lives after a letter by suspected bandits threatening a coordinated attack.
According to reports, the letter allegedly found in a pupil’s school bag in a private school, stated that the bandits vowed to attack Kungaboku and neighbouring Paze to avenge their commander’s killing.
The threat letter was reportedly discovered in a pupil’s notebook at a private school in Paze by a teacher while marking the child’s homework.
After raising the alarm, the pupil, parents, teacher and school authorities were picked up, interrogated, profiled and later released by the police.
Meanwhile, news of the threat spread rapidly, with residents sharing the information across various community groups and social media platforms.
Recall that on March 7, troops of the 7 Guards Battalion, Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army, with police and vigilantes, rescued 19 kidnapped victims.
The victims, most of whom are from Paze and Kungaboku, regained their freedom during a coordinated search and rescue operation conducted around Gidan Dogo in the Bwari Area Council.
It was gathered that in the course of the operation, troops reportedly killed a bandit, while others fled the scene with suspected gunshot wounds.
Kungaboku and Paze, near Byazhin, an extension of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council are said to have witnessed several violent attacks recently.
The police reassurance comes as residents seek clarity on the security situation in their communities following the rescue operation and the circulation of the threatening letter.
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