The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Reuters’ report that Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme in the war against Boko Haram is fake news, disinformation and a ploy to demoralise and distract the fighting forces.

The minister stated the government position on Monday in Abuja at the 10th edition of the Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)’.

The scorecard series was launched in October to showcase and document the achievements of the Buhari Administration and the series featured the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora.

In an opening remarks Mohammed said the fake report was also a strategy to set the world against Nigeria and cut off the support that is critical to crushing terrorists.

He said the news agency made the grave allegation without a scintilla of evidence, citing only anonymous sources and the reported review of phantom ‘documents’.

“The agency claimed that its investigation was based on interviews with 33 women and girls.

“How do they use interviews with 33 women and girls to arrive at the bogus claim of 10,000 abortions?

“And in a further indication that the figure of abortions quoted was arbitrary or possibly conjured, the agency first put the figure at 12,000 before settling for 10,000,” he said.

Mohammed reiterated the federal government’s position that there was no ‘secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme’ being run by the military in the Northeast or anywhere across the country.

He queried the basis for the so-called investigation at a time the military had been recording successes decimating the terrorists and rescuing abducted persons.

He further queried the basis for the story when the military had been receiving hundreds of thousands of terrorists who have surrendered.

According to the minister, in 2022 alone, the Nigerian military had rescued 11 Chibok girls with all their children, 2,018 other persons (comprising 339 adult males, 660 adult females and 1019 children).

He said 82,645 persons, comprising 16,621 male fighters, 24,638 women and 41,386 children, have surrendered.

Mr Mohammed said the military had also neutralized 494 terrorists excluding terrorists neutralised through airstrikes and terrorists’ infighting.

“Why is this news agency not playing up this positive news but instead chose to give prominence to a phantom abortion story?,” he queried

Mohammed said the federal government has given its military a clean bill of health over the allegations stressing that they had served meritoriously at home, and at regional and global peacekeeping operations from 1960 to date.

“We know that military operations in the Northeast are not arbitrary but based on the military’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and Rules of Engagement (ROE), among others.

“Where any proven infraction or criminal act has been committed by any soldier, the law has always taken its course.

“But it is beyond the pale and downright dangerous to accuse a nation’s military, without any verifiable evidence, of massive illegal abortions and infanticides,” he said.

Reuters in the report had alleged that since at least 2013, the Nigerian military had conducted a secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme in the country’s northeast ending at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls.

https://dailynigerian.com/reuters-secret-abortion-story/

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I didn't expect Lai to have said otherwise. Not only are they getting pregnant anyhow inside IDP camps. They're also spreading STDs. The earlier the fed govt curtail this, the better

Even when we know that Lai Mohammed is a big fat liar, he might not just be far... from the 2rut this tym. But, I gave it a second thought and this nominal saying just pops on my mind. "There's no smoke without fire"

Damnnn niggar
Linus

Well it's their usual story. Lie everywhere.

We already know who the liar is.

I never once believed the story when it came out.

But now that Lai Mohammed says it's not true I now believe the story might be true after all.

Because any word that comes out of Lai Mohammed's mouth is a lie.

Lai Lai, don't worry yourself, we the reading public know who to believe and who is a congenital liar. Lai Mohammed will need to work harder to be able to get people to believe him.

Lai don’t even need to waste too much time, we all know it’s fake news.

All those international agency will just recruit some locals who amplify figures to have a catchy headline. The reason why they are emboldened to do this is because successive African government fail to hold those guys accountable on the rubbish news they dish out.

That’s exactly how some of them said Lagos is the worst place to live, one of the reason they cited was religious victimization/violence and one would wonder which of the Lagos they’re talking about.

Look at them...

I'm constrained to agree with Lai

Lai

If I had any doubt about the earlier story, Lai Mohammed's denial has erased that.

The story is 100% legit

Then how can I believe what you a lair is saying? It then means the news is true na

Once this guy is involved in any statement, I just know the opposite is the truth

The truth of the matter is that I know someone is telling lies, either Reuters or Lai Mohammed.

Of course

Fake news by ipob terrorist

There is no smoke without fire

Once our military starts gaining some upper hand in the insurgency war, these eediots have a way of always coming up with some nonsensical "findings". If it's not accusations of human rights abuse of Boko haram fighters and so-called extrajudicial killings of insurgents (Gen Ihejirika era) it is allegations of aborting Boko Haram babies.
I pity people willing to listen to them.

I said it that we should be expecting the usual response from Mr. Lie Mohammed

Because Reuters has time to demoralize your troops who have been stripped of everything by the terrorists

Because Reuters has time to demoralize your troops who have been stripped of everything by the terrorists already.

Lol.