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M inister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has debunked fake stories in the social media alleging a top level conspiracy that stage-managed the abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls on 19 February and also outrightly declared their purveyor, a Sergeant David Bako as an unknown to the army. Mohammed spoke in Lagos today in response all the cynical and skeptical remarks and fake news in social media since the abduction and return of scores of Dapchi schoolgirls by Boko Haram insurgents. “I can tell you categorically that this David Bako is fake. There is no such soldier in the Nigerian Army. There was no conspiracy anywhere. The intention of those behind the disinformation and fake news is to cause disaffection between Christians and Muslims, and between Southerners and Northerners,” Mohammed said. “This Administration’s success in seeking an early release of the Dapchi girls has ruffled many feathers. It has upturned a lot of plans by naysayers. They have not b...

I n a recent statement by Retired Gen Theophilus Y. Danjuma who asked Nigerians to arm and defend themselves against the marauding Fulani herdsmen wreaking havoc in the country. Gen. Danjuma said this on TVC while speaking on the maiden convocation of Taraba State University. He said: ” There is ethnic cleansing going on in Taraba and some state including the ones in riverine areas of the country facilitated by those in power. ”If you people are waiting for the soldiers to defend you, you will all die one by one. ”Stand up and defend your lands against the attackers as you have no other place to run to” . Twitter activist and Anti-Corruption Campaigner Kayode Ogundamisi has come hard on TY Danjuma over his statement. In his tweet, he said,  "That T Y Danjuma calling on you to go buy AK-47 & AKM rifles with thousands of 5.45×39mm ammunition is a friend to President Buhari. His Children and Buhari's Children are friends enjoying life, rat...