The Federal Government has said Reuter’s report that Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme in war against Boko Haram is fake news, disinformation and a ploy to demoralise and distract the troops.
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed stated this while explaining the government position at the 10th edition of the (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)’ yesterday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the scorecard series was launched in October to showcase and document the achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari administration and the series featured the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora.
In his 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.
The minister said Reuters made the grave allegation without a scintilla of evidence, citing only anonymous sources and the reported review of phantom “documents”.
He said: “The agency claimed that its investigation was based on interviews with 33 women and girls.
“How do they use interview 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.”
