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The Kaduna State House of Assembly has described as false a report on the abduction of the member representing Kajuru Constituency, Usman Stingo, by suspected terrorists.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, NGOs and Development Partners, Mr. Marah Henry, in a statement on Thursday, said the report published by an online medium was malicious and fictitious.
Henry added that the lawmaker was safe and currently discharging his official duties.
He stressed that the individual mentioned in the publication was wrongly identified as a member of the House.
According to him, the photograph used in the report did not represent the leadership of the constituency, further indicating the lack of due diligence by the publisher.
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“The report is entirely false and a figment of the publisher’s imagination.
“It is a calculated attempt to incite fear, cause public unrest and undermine public trust in government’s security capacity,” the spokesman stated.
Henry warned media organisations against disseminating unverified information, stating that the assembly would not hesitate to seek legal redress against individuals or institutions found culpable of spreading defamatory information.
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