Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the news being circulated via a parody Twitter account and an old NTA news video that Nigeria President, Presiden Muhammadu Buhari is traveling or has travelled to the U.S. are all rumours.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the news being circulated via a parody Twitter account and an old NTA news video that President Muhammadu Buhari is travelling or has travelled to the U.S. is fake.
In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday the minister urged Nigerians to disregard the news. The statement was signed by the Special Adviser to the minister, Mr Segun Adeyemi.
The minister said one of the numerous parody Twitter accounts in his name — “@MohammedLai”, was used to disseminate the fake and ludicrous news that claimed that President Buhari was due to leave Nigeria for the U.S. on Monday ”to condole with President Donald Trump over the floods in Houston”.
Mohammed Said Nigerians should disregard any news credited to any account in his name, either on Twitter or Facebook. That is why we are urging Nigerians to be more discerning and to double check any information emanating from Social Media.
Source: The Guardian
In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday the minister urged Nigerians to disregard the news. The statement was signed by the Special Adviser to the minister, Mr Segun Adeyemi.
The minister said one of the numerous parody Twitter accounts in his name — “@MohammedLai”, was used to disseminate the fake and ludicrous news that claimed that President Buhari was due to leave Nigeria for the U.S. on Monday ”to condole with President Donald Trump over the floods in Houston”.
Mohammed Said Nigerians should disregard any news credited to any account in his name, either on Twitter or Facebook. That is why we are urging Nigerians to be more discerning and to double check any information emanating from Social Media.
Source: The Guardian
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