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Nigerian Army Threatens to Sue Individuals, Groups Spreading Boko Haram Attacks Videos

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: November 24, 2018
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The Nigerian Army has threatened to sue individuals or groups spreading “fake videos of purported Boko Haram attacks” that aims to undermine national security.

AFP report that the Boko Haram splinter group killed at least 44 soldiers in attacks on three military bases in Borno State, northern Nigeria at the weekend.

The army in a statement on Saturday said that it “continued to observe with great dismay the myriads of photos and video clips being recklessly distributed on various social media platforms by different calibre of persons” noting that such undermined the national security.

The military, however, refused to divulge details of the terrorists’ attack on the 157 Battalion in Metele village in Borno State.

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The army also refused to state efforts it had made to end the Boko Haram attacks on military bases in the North-East, which had claimed scores of lives of soldiers and rendered others missing.

The release partly reads, “It is indeed shocking to see how these well doctored propaganda materials from enemies of the state have succeeded in creating fear and unrest in the polity. These doctored materials are obviously serving the purposes intended by the terrorists to mis-inform the populace, spread panic, hatred, religious intolerance and above all to undermine national security.

“The army wants to categorically state that the videos and images making rounds as the purported attack on Metele base are false and do not in any way portray the reality of the situation on the ground.

“Unfortunately, many do not know that indiscretional posts and comments from a citizen that is supposed to be solidly behind its military in these trying times could have a way of dampening the morale of the troops.

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“The army wants to draw the attention of its detractors to the fact that spreading of fake news is an offense and violates the provisions of Section 24(1)(a),(b) and (2)(a),(b),(c)(i),(ii) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition & Prevention etc) Act, 2015.

“In view of this, please note that the army would henceforth report these infractions and file cases against individuals or groups who deliberately spread fake news that aims to undermine national security, in courts of competent jurisdictions.”

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