{"id":212168,"date":"2022-08-23T14:04:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T13:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=212168"},"modified":"2022-08-23T14:04:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T13:04:39","slug":"fake-news-worsening-insecurity-in-nigeria-says-lai-mohammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/23\/fake-news-worsening-insecurity-in-nigeria-says-lai-mohammed\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake news worsening insecurity in Nigeria, says Lai Mohammed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that insecurity in the country is exacerbated by fake news and misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by Lai Mohammed\u00a0during his speech on Tuesday at a summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nipr.org.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIPR<\/a>) titled \u201cSummit for National Integration, Peace and Security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said fake news and misinformation endanger the peace, security and development of any nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to most sincerely commend the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), of which I am a proud Fellow, for organizing this event: Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security. As a key stakeholder in the Nigerian project, I see this as NIPR\u2019s contribution to the discourse on national unity, and also a most practical and positive contribution to the pressing challenges of peace and security in our country,\u201d Mohammed said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent times, in particular, the issues of peace and security have been on the lips of many Nigerians, against the backdrop of rampaging terrorists, bandits and kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis crisis of insecurity has, unfortunately, been exacerbated by the twin evil of fake news and misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to use this important platform to commend our gallant men and women in uniform, and to appeal to all our compatriots to continue to support them in their onerous task of keeping our country safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must also realize that security is the business of everyone, hence the tagline \u201cif you see something, say something.\u201d Terrorists or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/17\/governor-matawalle-signs-death-penalty-for-kidnappers-bandits-others-in-zamfara\/\">bandits<\/a> are not spirits. They are human beings and they reside in our communities. They must all be exposed and crushed for peace to reign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me cite some recent instances of fake news and misinformation in this regard. On August 10, the Kaduna State Government had to debunk an online report claiming that hundreds of bandits had laid a siege on the Kaduna-Zaria road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe widely circulated message even advised travellers not to enter or leave Zaria due to the presence of bandits at Dumbi and Jaji along the Zaria road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine the apprehension and disruption of plans that this fake news could have caused. Imagine its impact on the security agencies who are doing everything, including paying the ultimate price, to keep us safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, in April 2022, a drone video went viral showing a group of five men wearing red clothes and cooking inside an unknown forest. Those circulating the video claimed that it was somewhere in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when BBC did a fact-check on the drone video, it discovered that it was not in Nigeria. The video was circulated just to create panic among the citizens and put the society on edge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn June 2022, there were reports of bandits using a helicopter to attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/07\/residents-raise-alarm-as-flood-submerges-graveyards-in-yobe\/\">residents<\/a> in four communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna. The Kaduna state government had to debunk the story by clarifying that the chopper was actually an Air Force helicopter dispatched to repel an attack in the area. Again, imagine the panic that would have been triggered by this fake news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, I cannot count the number of fake news that has been attributed to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the favourite \u2018whipping boy\u2019 of the relentless authors of fake news and misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the Kuje attack, one of such fake news quoted me as saying: \u201cThe bandits never told us they were coming to Kuje. It was a big surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs silly as this sounds, you will be shocked that some people still believed and shared it on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that insecurity in the country is exacerbated by fake news and misinformation. This was disclosed by Lai Mohammed\u00a0during his speech on Tuesday at a summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) titled \u201cSummit for National Integration, Peace and Security\u201d. 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