Addressing newsmen in Abuja, chairperson of CCSs and coordinator, Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMICO), Adams Otakwu, specifically said the resurgent trend has been targeted at heads of ministries, departments and agencies, military chiefs, heads of security, and intelligence agencies, and renowned private citizens.
Although he declined to give specific instances, Otakwu said, “these fake news and blackmails range from allegations of massive corruption, money laundering, gross abuse of office, running of private companies, failure to declare assets contrary to Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), and alleged violation of the Armed Forces of Nigeria Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for Officers 2017.
“Earlier this year (precisely on January 31st), we held a crucial National Round Table with government ministries, departments and agencies, armed forces, security and intelligence agencies, civil societies, and the media at the National Human Rights Commission Abuja, during which we launched the National Fake Tracker to address this grave concern, and the success has had far reaching impact.
