Leah Sharibu’s Death Report Is Fake – FG Says

Leah Sharibu’s Death Report Is Fake – FG Says

On Sunday, 10 February, The Federal Government of Nigeria says the social media report on the death of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, is fake and ploy by political opposition to tarnish the Administration’s image towards of the 2019 general elections.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave this statement on the government’s position at a media briefing on Sunday in Ilorin, Kwara State.


He emphasised and described it as ‘absolute fake’ the report that Sharibu had died in captivity.

Lai Mohammed also said the rumour of Sharibu’s death, which surfaced just a few days to the presidential election, was another ploy by the political opposition to exploit primordial sentiments ahead of the 2019 polls.