The Nigerian Government has
debunked the report of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in
Abuja on Saturday.
It said the fake news was
orchestrated by “desperate opposition” to cause panic and chaos among the
populace.
In a statement issued in Abuja on
Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said
the video of the purported bomb explosion, which is being circulated on the
social media, is that of the bomb explosion at Emab Plaza, near Banex, in Abuja
on June 25, 2014.
The Minister said it is now
apparent that the desperate opposition has decided to use fake news and
disinformation as handy tools in their avowed determination to make Nigeria
ungovernable, having lost woefully at the polls.
”A pattern is emerging of the
antics of the desperate opposition to latch on to the use of fake news and
disinformation as a strategy to trigger chaos in the country. On Friday (6 Sept
2019), they doctored and circulated the video of my appearance on Channels
Television in January 2015 (when I was the spokesman of the APC) to make it
look like I was begging Nigerians to forgive President Buhari for not
having a school certificate.
“Worse still, they posted the
video afresh, giving the impression it happened last Thursday and that I acted
in my capacity as Minister of Information and Culture.
”Unfortunately for them, this
doctored video came out on the same day a report emerged that the PDP had sent
lawyers and party agents to the University of Cambridge to confirm the
authenticity of the President’s West African school certificate, only to be stunned
to discover that not only did the President write the examination, he also
passed.
”One would have expected a party
that trumpets its belief in the rule of law, a party that challenged the result
of the last presidential election in court, to wait patiently for the impending
judgement on the issue instead of engaging in underhand tactics and resorting
to self help,” he said.
Mohammed appealed to Nigerians to
be very discerning at this time, and to check the veracity of any information
they receive.
”This is just the beginning.
Nigerians should expect an explosion of fake news and disinformation in the
days and weeks ahead. This is because the desperation of this opposition is
alarming. But their strategy will fail, just like every other dubious strategy
that they have been employing in their desperate bid to grab power,” he said.
The Minister warned those behind
the orchestrated fake news and disinformation campaign to stop forthwith or be
made to face the music.
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This guy is still sick,everything about his speech is the opposition at work,how long will you concentrate on your enemies,pls can you do your job old man
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