Nigeria’s former Military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida ( Retd) has dissociated himself from social media handles purportedly owned by him.
Fondly called IBB, the ex – president was reported to have supported and praised Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, another former president’s endorsement of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party.
In a reaction on Wednesday, the Media office to General Babangida said social media handles such as Twitter in which his name and photographs are used are fake and targeted at misleading members of the public
The statement reads:
“The attention of the Media office to General Babangida GCFR, has been drawn to the existence of several twitter handles and Social media purportedly owned by the Former Military President.
“We wish to inform members of the public, particularly members of the social media community that General Babangida currently has no twitter handle or any Social media platform.
“Also, we wish to state categorically therefore, that the twitter handles bearing the name and photographs of General Babangida are fake and targeted at misleading unsuspecting members of the public.
“Similarly, We wish to state that, General Babangida as an elder Statesman and a revered peacemaker, has described the publication as malicious
“Accordingly, we wish to advise all members of the social media community and the general public to be wary of the fake accounts, mischievous online news and discountenance whatever message conveyed therein.
