Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora
Commission (NiDCOM), on Thursday, stirred controversy on social media following
a tweet in which she claimed that the abducted students of Government Science
Secondary School, Kankara, have been rescued.
Gunmen had attacked the school on December 11, after which
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, had declared 333 students missing.
Seventeen of the students were said to have been found on
December 14.
In a now-deleted tweet, Dabiri-Erewa claimed that the 333
students had been rescued, and praised the President Muhammadu Buhari
administration for ensuring the safe release of the schoolboys.
“Yaaay. The 333 boys
captured in Katsina have been rescued. Allhamdullihah! @MBuhari administration
has brought back our boys. #BringBackOurBoys.Our boys are back,” Dabiri-Erewa
wrote.
Her tweet sparked outrage on Twitter as many Nigerians
accused her of lying.
Meanwhile, a video by Boko Haram published by NigerianEye on Thursday showed some of the abducted
Kankara schoolboys crying for help.
Following the backlash, the NiDCOM chairman had claimed the
screenshots were taken from fake twitter handles.
“Not my twitter handle. There may be fake ones out there,”
she wrote in another now-deleted tweet.
Amidst the controversy, she later tweeted that the post on
the rescue of the Kankara schoolboys should not be credited to her, adding that
she lost control of her social media accounts “in the last couple of minutes”.
“Pls don’t credit any
post on Katsina boys to my Twitter handle. I lost control of my handle in the
last couple of minutes, along with my Instagram. I have recovered and changed
my password,” she wrote.
Pls don’t credit any post on katsina boys to my twitter handle. I lost control of my handle in the last couple of minutes, along with my Instagram. I have recovered and changed my password
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) December 17, 2020
Here are some comments:
Abike Dabiri has commenced internship with Lai Mohammed but she hasn't mastered the art yet
— Tope Akinyode (@TopeAkinyode) December 17, 2020
At exactly 3:26pm, you credited the Katsina boys' tweet to a fake account as seen in the screenshot below. You've gone ahead to delete this tweet as well. Shameless liar. pic.twitter.com/tqsIgxSWOj
— Mykael Udy (@mykael_yuddy) December 17, 2020
After Abike Dabiri unsuccessfully lied about their release, and further lying she was hacked;
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧💎 (@DrOlufunmilayo) December 17, 2020
Boko Haram confirmed 523 boys were abducted and here is the video confirming their claim showing some of them.
RT this video for the whole world to see how helpless we are in Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/0Pg57nFz8y
I just heard via @bbchausa BBC Hausa service that Abike Dabiri @abikedabiri confirmed the release of 333 abducted Kankara students. Suddenly, now realize that the account was not under her control.
— Comrade Kassim Gamawa©️ (@KassimGamawa) December 17, 2020
People should be ware and warned. https://t.co/xoY8TVzkFR
Government of propaganda, by propaganda and for propaganda.
— SÒRÒ SÓKÈ, KWÚPÚ OKWÚ. (@Sorosoke_soro) December 17, 2020
CC @abikedabiri pic.twitter.com/EyAFJpLPpM
Abike Dabiri: *deletes tweet*
— Ichie Bullion (@principe_viii) December 17, 2020
Abike Dabiri: “it’s not my handle, watch out for fake accounts”
Abike Dabiri: “my account was hacked, I just recovered control”
All in less than 20 minutes.
This is Nigeria
If @abikedabiri tweeted and later realised this wasn't true and deleted it, let's free her. The government itself is filled with pathological liars, within the last 5yrs, they announced the killing of Shekau over 3 times & also defeated Bokoharam severally. #BringBackOurBoys pic.twitter.com/n1iN1lpYWR
— Gaf (@gafah2015) December 17, 2020
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydaySo the person that hacked your account is Using Iphone and also in the same Location with you? pic.twitter.com/4dDLxYggKm
— Tiwa #BBNaija2020 (@Swittiwa) December 17, 2020
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