Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai yesterday clarified that his media chat where he revealed showing President Muhammadu Buhari the terrorist threat viral video did not suggest that security agencies failed to brief Buhari.
A statement issued by the governor’s special adviser, media and communications, Muyiwa Adekeye which was made available to Africa Today News, New York, called on the media to exercise restraint and ensure contextual accuracy in reporting to avoid issues that may arise from or be lost in translation.
The statement said: ‘The suggestion and storylines by a section of the media that this amounted to a failing by the security agencies to brief Mr. President is not what the governor expressly said in the Hausa language interview.
‘Malam Nasir El-Rufai hosted a live media chat in Hausa on Wednesday, 27 July 2022. One of the questions he fielded related to the deteriorating security situation. His response included a reminder of the fact that he had for at least five years advocated for robust action against the terrorists that are menacing our people, including bombardments of their locations’
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It continued that; ‘He further disclosed that he briefed President Muhammadu Buhari last Sunday about the gravity of the security situation and informed him that the terrorists had made threats to abduct the president and himself.
‘As a digitally-active governor with a significant presence in the social media, he was the first to draw the attention of Mr. President to the viral video making the rounds that day.
‘It is incumbent on him to share information with the president, without prejudice to any security or media reports that the president may receive from any other sources. The president had not seen the viral video at that point in time.’
Meanwhile, following threats by terrorists to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai, palpable fear has gripped Kaduna residents.
Although, Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, had in a recent statement urged residents to maintain vigilance but go about their normal activities as agencies work assiduously to eliminate threats.