Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS
spokesman said Kabiru, who is not known to work for Kannywood, was behind the
creation and sharing of a fake video in connection with the fake wedding.
The Department of State
Services (DSS), has paraded the mastermind of the double phantom wedding
between President Buhari and the minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar
Farouq on one hand, Buhari and minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed, on the other.
He is a 32-year-old man,
Kabiru Mohammed, a member of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Kano.
Afunanya said the agency
sprang into action to fish out the mastermind following formal complaints
lodged by the two ministers on separate occasions after the fake videos had
gone viral between August and October 2019.
“Last year, 2019 between
August and October there was a defamatory video that circulated widely across
Nigeria and showing false engagement of Mr. President in marriage with some
members of his cabinet.
“One was the Minister of
Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, and another was that of the Minister of
Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq.
“On the 11th of October,
2019 the Minister of Finance, brought a formal complaint to the Service in
which she stated that the video had cost her big embarrassment and asked that
an investigation be opened into that audio/video and the materials associated
with it, the infographics and all the materials that were in circulation at the
moment. She asked that a detailed investigation be opened in that regard with a
view to identifying the persons or groups of persons that may have been behind
the circulation of such defamatory materials.
“The Service went into
investigation and we can announce that it had apprehended the person that is
involved and the person who started this and who circulated the materials. His
name is Kabiru Mohammed. He hails from Kano. He is 32 years. He holds a diploma
in Hausa and Fulfulde from the Federal College of Education, Kano and also
holds a diploma in Mass Communication from Aminu Kano Islamic School, according
to him.
“He has confessed and
investigation has also revealed his involvement in the creation of these
materials and the circulation of the materials. The investigation is continuing
to determine the actual reasons behind his intent. What we can assure you as
Nigerians is that we would continue to deepen this investigation and bring it
to a logical conclusion.
“We will do everything
needful within the ambit of the law to bring this to a logical conclusion, as
to determine whether there is or not other persons, interests, and motives
behind this other than what he has said.
“We want to use this
opportunity to once again please ask Nigerians as always that the spread of
false news through social media does not do well for any person. You may enjoy
the spread of such falsehood when you are not the victim. But if you become the
victim, you will know the pain. And we want to urge every citizen and residents
and of course, Nigerians, that anywhere they are, they should desist from
spreading falsehoods, misrepresentations, rumours against one another, against
then government, and against institutions of government.
“By the time you click that
button and you spread or participate in sharing news that is not true, you are
helping in causing disharmony, you are helping in bringing problem in the
country. And you are also feeding on differences in the country to bring about
chaos, anarchy, and instability.
“As we go into the New
Year, we urge everyone to make a new attitude and begin to find reasons to be
more patriotic, to be more law-abiding, and be better citizens and to help move
Nigeria forward. On our part, we would continue to perform our duties and
responsibilities without let or fear and will always collaborate with all
stakeholders particularly the media and strategic partners to make sure there
is lasting peace in the country.”
“The suspect, Mohammed, who
admitted to creating and sharing the videos begged for forgiveness, saying it
was a mistake. “He said he was a member of a political group in Kano known as
Kwankwasiya.”
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