#EndSARS Crisis Was Worsened By Fake News – Lai Mohammed

A former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the #EndSARS crisis was significantly worsened by fake news and disinformation. He recently had his say while speaking at a forum at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and Nigerians have been reacting.

Noting that the crisis was not a result of a failure of government communication, he revealed that the protests began as a legitimate outcry against police brutality but were later escalated by the spread of unverified and misleading information across traditional and digital media.

He added that the situation deteriorated after the deployment of troops to the Lekki Toll Gate, which was a turning point in the surge of misinformation.

WOW.