The Federal Government says the social media report on the death of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, is fake and ploy by political opposition to tarnish the Administration’s image ahead of the general elections.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position at a media briefing on Sunday in Ilorin.
He described as ‘absolute fake’ the report that Sharibu had died in captivity.
The minister said the rumour of Sharibu’s death, which surfaced just a few days to the presidential election, was another ploy by the political opposition to exploit primordial sentiments ahead of the polls.
He said the crowd that will come out to receive the President will be organic as the party does not engage in renting crowds.
Mohammed appealed to security agencies to create a level playing field for all the contestants in the election to allow the people to freely exercise their franchise.
He declared that those involved in legitimate activities have nothing to fear.
The minister described the protest in some circles over the redeployment of Police Commissioners across the country as the handiwork of the opposition.
