By Emmanuel Udom
Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice president
on
media & publicity on Friday denied the media reports on the purported plans by members of the Boko Haram sect to bomb the official resident of Prof Yemi Osibanjo
media & publicity on Friday denied the media reports on the purported plans by members of the Boko Haram sect to bomb the official resident of Prof Yemi Osibanjo
Akande in a press statement said that media reports that there was a plan by terrorists
to bomb the house of the Vice President is completely false with no iota of
truth whatsoever.
An
unendorsed press briefing note circulated today by some officials
of the National Planning Commission contains a flat-out wrong claim on
the very last line of the last paragraph.
of the National Planning Commission contains a flat-out wrong claim on
the very last line of the last paragraph.
That
paragraph should read “The Vice President also disclosed that
security reports has it that scavengers are now being prepared by
insurgents to dump refuse laden with bombs in the houses of VIPs in
the Northeast.”
security reports has it that scavengers are now being prepared by
insurgents to dump refuse laden with bombs in the houses of VIPs in
the Northeast.”
The last
line erroneously says “in the house of the Vice President.”
During the
NEC meeting earlier today, the Vice President had mentioned intelligence
reports which suggested that the terrorists have
recruited people such as "BABA BOOLA” who are known to usually go about picking things from the dust bins.
recruited people such as "BABA BOOLA” who are known to usually go about picking things from the dust bins.
The plan
is to use the "BABABOOLA" people to plant bombs in houses of
VIPs, offices and government installations in the Northeast.
Please
take note of the correction, and ignore such media reports
claiming plans to bomb the VP’s house. Those reports are unfounded and utterly baseless.
claiming plans to bomb the VP’s house. Those reports are unfounded and utterly baseless.
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