The Governor of Zamfara state has denied any involvement in allegations circulating on social media that suggested it had given large sums of money to some bandit kingpins in exchange for communication within the state. In a Thursday news conference in Gusau, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Abubakar Nakwada declared that the documents “were not only fake but also mischievous, misleading, malicious, and false.”
According to Nakwada, the material was wholly untrue, and the documents that certain social media outlets were circulating that bore his signature and the signatures of other prominent government officials were falsified. He stated that the security services had received the necessary training and were in the process of locating the social media source. The official criticised the allegations as well that funds were given to certain media promoters in the name of “reconciliation efforts” from the The state administration denied any involvement in documents that were circulating that suggested it had given large sums of money to some bandit kingpins in exchange for communication within the state.
In a Thursday news conference in Gusau, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Abubakar Nakwada declared that the documents “were not only fake but also mischievous, misleading, malicious, and false.” According to Nakwada, the material was wholly untrue, and the documents that certain social media outlets were circulating that bore his signature and the signatures of other prominent government officials were falsified. He stated that the security services had received the necessary training and were in the process of locating the social media source. The official criticised the allegations as well that funds were given to certain media promoters in the name of “reconciliation efforts” from the Security Trust Fund of the state.
It is imperative that we handle this situation with urgency and openness. Generally speaking, we ought to have disregarded this, just as we have disregarded a plethora of other made-up falsehoods intended to divert Governor Dauda Lawal’s government from its pledge to save and reconstruct the state.
“We are forced to make certain clarifications due to the sensitivity of the security, which continues to be one of this administration’s top priorities,” the SSG stated.
To correct the record, Nakwada stated that the rumoured document that was purportedly sent to Governor Dauda Lawal from his office was a complete fabrication, full of mischief.
