Stop Sharing Unverified Kidnapping, Killing Videos — Presidency Warns Nigerians
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has urged Nigerians to stop circulating unverified pictures and videos relating to the killing and abduction of school children.
Onanuga called on citizens to always confirm the authenticity of such sensitive content before sharing it on social media.
He was responding to a video shared by Nigerian comedian, DeeOne, who cautioned against the spread of false information concerning alleged attacks on school children.
DeeOne said, “90 percent of all these kidnapping and killing are fake news and many of these celebrities that started it know, they have been paid by opposition.
“People were kidnapped in Oyo State, let us focus on the real information, now they are spreading a lot of fake news just to cause unrest. Look at these pictures, all the celebrities are talking about it and it’s not Nigeria.”
Reacting to the development, Onanuga wrote on X, “Nigerians, stop spreading pictures and videos without verifying. We only have one Nigeria.”
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