The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position at a media briefing on Sunday in Ilorin. He described as ‘absolute fake’ the report that Sharibu had died in captivity. The minister 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 polls. “The party has been meeting in the last couple of days to ensure that the President’s visit is very successful. Specifically, he said the opposition was working to discredit the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the general elections.

Source: Punch February 10, 2019 15:22 UTC