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Lekki shootings: FG vows to expose DJ Switch soon
The Nigerian Government has vowed to expose popular disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, fondly referred to as DJ Switch for alleged false report of the Lekki shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020.
Recall that DJ Switch’s claim that a number of protesters died at the scene has been widely denied by the government, despite claiming that she helped remove bullets from peaceful protesters who were shot at Lekki tollgate, according to her Instagram Live feed.
Speaking at a press conference held in Abuja on Thursday to address lingering issues regarding the #EndSARS protests for police reform that rocked the nation last month, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, labelled DJ Switch a fraudster.
Mohamed, who described the event of October 20, 2020 as a “massacre without bodies”, insisted that contrary to DJ Switch’s claims, not a single body has been produced or a single-family has come out to claim their family member was killed at the Lekki tollgate.
He also said the government stands by last Saturday’s testimony of the Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, who told the Judicial Panel of Inquiry instituted by the Lagos State Government that blank bullets were fired at the toll gate.
The minister also lamented that the celebrities used social media to circulate fake news during the #EndSARS crisis, noting that the government will not fold its arms and allow the trend to continue.
He said, “One of the purveyors of fake news was one DJ Switch which real name is Obianuju Catherine Udeh, even though she claimed authentic evidence of mass killings. Surprisingly, instead of presenting whatever evidence she may have, she chose to escape from the country on the claim that her life was in danger. In danger for who?
“The military has come out to say we never sought after her and to the best of my knowledge, the police never declared her wanted.
“Her conduct thus becomes suspect. Who is she fronting for? What is her real motive? Who are her sponsors? If she has any evidence, why is she not presenting such evidence to the panel? Since she was very desperate for asylum in any country, did she have to resort to blatant falsehood to tarnish the image of the country?
“In the fullness of time, this lady will be exposed for who she is, a fraud, a front for divisive and destructive forces.
“At this juncture, we want to appeal to countries that have made faulty judgements on the basis of fake news and disinformation emanating from #EndSARS crisis to endeavour to seek and find the truth.”
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