Nigerian government has said the real intention of Obianuju
Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch in her footage on the Lekki toll
gate shooting was to tarnish the image of the country. The government further
demanded to know the alleged sponsors of the popular DJ.
DJ Switch who was at the Lekki Toll gate in October had
live-streamed the shooting at End SARS protesters on Instagram.
But the Defence Headquarters labelled videos of Massacre
posted on social media as ‘photoshopped.’
DJ Switch’s live session amongst other recordings of that
moment showed that there were shooting at Lekki. This was corroborated by CNN
in its recent investigation on the End SARS protest.
But Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and
Culture on Thursday, during a press conference described DJ Switch as ‘a fraud
whose intention is to tarnish the image of Nigeria with false news.’
The minister warned that ”In the fullness of time, Dj Switch
will be exposed for what she is, a fraud and a front for divisive and
destructive forces.”
The Minister said: “Still on the alleged Lekki Toll Gate
massacre, one of the purveyors of fake news and disinformation during the End
SARS crisis was DJ Switch, real name Obianuju Catherine Udeh, even though she
claimed to have authentic evidence of mass killings.
“Surprisingly, instead of presenting whatever evidence DJ
Switch may have to the Judicial Panel, she chose to escape from Nigeria under
the pretext that her life was in danger. I ask: in danger from whom? The
military has come out to say they never sought after her. To the best of our
knowledge, the police never declared her wanted. Her conduct thus becomes suspect.
Who is she fronting for? What is her real motive? Who are her sponsors? If she
has any evidence of killings, why is she not presenting it to the Panel?
The minister further appealed to countries not to make hasty
judgement on the basis of recordings from fake news purveyors on the End SARS
protest.
“At this juncture, we want to appeal to countries that have
made hasty judgements on the basis of fake news and disinformation emanating
from the End SARS crisis to endeavour to seek and find the truth,” he added.
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