Benue Justice Commissioner urges journalists to shun fake news

The Benue State Commissioner for Justice, Prof Timothy Ornguga, has charged journalists to desist from spreading fake quality and debar being utilized by politicians done fiscal inducement.

He gave the proposal on Friday during a chat with journalists successful Makurdi.

Prof Ornguga lamented that radical had developed a wont of telling lies and peddling fake news, particularly against the authorities and its appointees, including twisting tribunal judgments.

He said peddling fake quality by societal media practitioners was unacceptable and that it was the work of nonrecreational journalists to antagonistic falsehood by telling members of the nationalist the truth.

Prof Ornguga charged journalists to ever cross-check accusation by visiting ministries and applicable agencies to get the close facts earlier publishing, stressing that truthful reportage remained captious to nationalist enlightenment.

He expressed appreciation to journalists successful the state, noting that the relation of the Ministry of Justice was to guarantee that the radical of Benue State, irrespective of governmental party, religion oregon concern inclination, got justice.

Benue Justice Commissioner urges journalists to shun fake news