Zamfara State Police Command has denied rumours that some people were converting Muslims to Christianity by offering them money.
A statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, Mohammed Shehu, on Sunday, said, there was no grain of truth in the rumour.
The clarification became necessary following a viral audio message, claiming that a group of people had invaded some parts of the state capital, giving out money to Muslims in an attempt to convert them to Christianity.
However, Shehu in the statement said that was not the case. “The investigation carried out so far by the police and other security agencies, including the undercover agency has not revealed such happening in any part of Zamfara State,” he said.
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Rather, the Police spokesman said investigations revealed that a company, Neolife, dealing in food supplements had been carrying out marketing activities in the area which must have give rise to the rumour.
He said employees of the company normally went round the area as a marketing strategy to look for customers and not to convert people to any religion.
However, Shehu advised the persons behind the audio message and others with facts or evidences to the contrary to come forward.
