Beware of Fake News, FG Tells Nigerians in Diaspora

and misleading information, which is capable of threatening The Federal Government at the the peace and security of the weekend Nigerians in the diascountry. pora not to believe everything The minister, who is in the they read on the social media US to interact with past and about happenings in the country, current senior US government saying most of what emanated officials and stakeholders in the from the social media was fake US policy on Africa, under the news. auspices of the think tank Atlan

The Minister of Informatic Council, said the picture being tion and Culture, Alhaji Lai painted in some circles of an Mohammed gave the advice in ethno-religious crisis in Nigeria a statement his Special Adviser, is far from the truth. Mr. Segun Adeyemi issued He said: “Despite such on Friday in Washington crises as the farmers-herders DC while addressing staff of clashes and communal the Nigerian Embassy in the conflicts, Nigerians - for the United States.. most part - are living together

The minister said Nigeriharmoniously. Nigeria is not ans living in the US should rely at war.” on credible sources for news Mohammed said the from home. tempo of the killings arising

He urged them to downfrom the farmers-herders crisis load the FGN-iAPP on their is going down, and that the mobile devices in order to have government is committed to access to authentic Nigerian ending the incessant clashes news . once and for all.

Mohammed said the Earlier, the Nigerian Amfederal government recently bassador to the US, Ambassador launched the National CamSylvanus Nsofor, had formally paign against Fake News in welcomed the Minister to the order to stem the spread of false Embassy.