The Media Team of the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has described as untrue, malicious and baseless, the rumours circulating that the son of the Governor was arrested over the alleged murder of an Indian citizen.
In a statement issued late on Wednesday, July 17, the Governor’s Media Team said the misinformation as carried by an online media blog, captioned “Son of Borno state Governor Murders Someone in India”, was deliberately aimed at embarrassing and maligning the Governor and his family.
“The blog claimed that the Governor traveled to India, attempting to use diplomatic status to resolve the matter.
“It is on record that Governor Babagana Zulum was on a one-month vacation in Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj and later traveled to Egypt to attend the annual ASUEAN forum conference in Cairo.
“The Media Unit would like to clarify and set the record straight that Nairaland and other online blogs have mischievously spread defamatory content without any speck of truth.
“We hereby warn Nairaland and all those who have spread the false information to pull down the misinformation from its website and platforms within the next 24 hours and offer an unreserved apology to Governor Zulum ,his son and the entire family or risk legal action .
“The Governor shall also not hesitate to take legal action against any media outlet that continues to publicise this defamatory information on its platform .
“We would like to inform the general public that none of Governor Zulum’s sons was either arrested or charged with any crime or involved in any unlawful activities anywhere .
“We urge the public to exercise caution when consuming and sharing information ,particularly when it comes from unverified sources and blogs instead of credible media outlets” part of the statement reads
The statement which was signed by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Abdulrrahman Ahmed Bundi, enjoined all media organizations to always be guided by the ethics of journalism profession.
