August 16, 2015 – The Presidency today disowned earlier statement alleging that President Jonathan has revealed sponsors of Boko Haram as well as the location of the Chibok Girls abducted by Boko Haram over 120 days ago.
In a statement, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Ruben Abati, urged all journalists on his mailing list to disregard that statement stressing that it is the handiwork of fraudsters that have hacked into his emails in a desperate attempt to mislead members of the public.
“We totally condemn this criminal resort to political dirty tricks which seeks to cynically play on national concern and emotions about the Boko Haram insurgency and fate of the abducted Chibok girls.
“Aspects of the fraudulent press release, such as its incoherence and invitation to click on a link, would have alerted discerning persons who are conversant with the style and format of my press statements to the possibility of skullduggery”, he said.
See details of press release below.
All media organisations and persons on my mailing list should kindly disregard the press release purportedly issued by me earlier today titled: PRESIDENT JONATHAN REVEALS LOCATION OF CHIBOK GIRLS AND EXPOSES BOKO HARAM MASTERMINDS.
No such press release was written or circulated by me. It is clearly the work of fraudsters who have hacked into my email account in an odious attempt to mislead the public at the expense of the credibility of the Jonathan Administration.
We totally condemn this criminal resort to political dirty tricks which seeks to cynically play on national concern and emotions about the Boko Haram insurgency and fate of the abducted Chibok girls.
Aspects of the fraudulent press release, such as its incoherence and invitation to click on a link, would have alerted discerning persons who are conversant with the style and format of my press statements to the possibility of skulduggery.
I find it necessary, however, to issue this disclaimer for the benefit of the unwary.
