Nigeria, May 11 -- The police in Abia State have dismissed as false a report which claimed that Governor Alex Otti of Abia was opposing the transfer of officers in the south-eastern state.

A Facebook page called Public Watch News published a report on the social media site on Sunday, claiming that Mr Otti "directed" the police commissioner in Abia not to transfer "any officer pending further directives".

The page, quoting an unnamed source, said the governor had told the police authorities in Abia and in Abuja that he was comfortable with the performance of the current crop of officers serving in the state.

However, the police dismissed the report as false and misleading in a statement issued on Monday.

"At no time did the Governor of...