Oyo denies alleged robbery incident in SSGs office

By Yinka Adeniran, IbadanOyo State government has described as fake news, a report circulated by some online media which reported that the office of the Secretary to the State Government was burgled last week.The government called on newsmen to always seek clarifications from requisite authorities to avoid the allure of fake news.The government speaking through the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa yesterday noted that there was no iota of truth to the claim in the story.Adisa said checks with all arms of security at the secretariat confirmed that the story was fake, unfounded and indeed an outright lie.He said Indeed, the original publisher of the story, was so mischievous that he didnt crosscheck the purported story with any government official. He only added a line debunking the story after an official of the SSG had questioned the veracity of the fake report.He had claimed to an official of the government that he had to publish the fake news because he was once shunned by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture.Surprisingly, Sahara Reporters lapped up the fake news, an indication that the integrity of the media houses is at stake.The story not only failed the simplest tests that news men worth their onion subject news stories to, it raised all the red flags of fake news, as it claimed that no arrest had been made without stating which police station the alleged burglary was reported to and by whom.The fake news had also gone ahead to state that imaginary valuables were carted away without stating what and what was stolen. Sadly, the purveyors of the fake news have also let down their readers by not being able to provide further details days after publishing the initial lie.
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