Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is attempting to shift the responsibility for the country’s worsening insecurity and economic challenges onto the media and citizens.
On Tuesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, accused sections of the Nigerian media of creating a false impression that the country is overwhelmed by insecurity.
Speaking on Arise TV, Onanuga said media reports often portray insecurity as if it has engulfed every part of Nigeria.
“The problem is that the media in Nigeria are even creating the problem. The way they’re reporting security is as if the entire country is consumed,” he said.
He added that incidents of kidnapping and attacks remain a concern, many of which occurred at night despite warnings from security agencies against night travel.
“Any time I read about either kidnapping or an attack somewhere, sometimes
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