Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture who expressed the government’s displeasure while speaking at an event on yesterday, said that the unverified security alerts have resulted in panic in public places across the FCT. ICIR reports.Informaion Guide Nigeria

He said if indeed such a security alert was necessary, it was for the attention of citizens of the issuing countries in Nigeria and not for the Nigerian public.

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He accused both the traditional and new media of being complicit in the spread of the “misrepresentation”.

The minister said some media outlets and social media personalities were usually caught spreading unverified information on their platforms just for clickbait and the attendant monetary gain.

“Suddenly, this alert found its way into the media, both new and traditional, thus, creating panic in the polity. Schools were shut. Businesses were closed. Travel plans were altered. Lives were disrupted. No one cared to find out about the authenticity of these alerts. They just published, got the benefit of massive clickbait, and damned the consequences,” he said.

“Well, I can assure all that our military and other security agencies have continued to do everything possible to secure and protect Nigerians and foreigners living in Nigeria. Terrorists have been hard hit and put on the run. Bandits have been decimated and scattered.”

Despite escalated insecurity in parts of the country, the minister claimed that Nigeria was “safer today than at any time in recent times” due to the sacrifices of operatives of various security agencies in Nigeria. Jamb Result 

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