Man behind fake video of terrorists’ attack in Abuja remanded in Kuje prison

Mr Pam Joshua, a 24-year-old nonmigratory of Bwari, who was precocious arrested for circulating a fake video clip purporting a Boko Haram cognition successful the Federal Capital Territory, has been remanded successful the Kuje correctional centre.

DAILY POST reports that Pam, a TikToker, had allegedly generated a gunshot sound, which helium superimposed connected a video of a determination wrong the territory, claiming that terrorists infiltrated the metropolis and were attacking residents.

Upon arrest, the fishy confessed to the crime, stating that his main motive was to summation much followers connected his societal media accounts.

Giving an update connected Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, said Pam was arraigned earlier a “competent tribunal of instrumentality for Injurious Falsehood and Breach of Public Peace”.

The CP said the fishy has been “remanded successful Kuje Correctional Centre pending trial”.

He warned that “publication of falsehood oregon the dissemination of unverified contented aimed astatine causing panic and fearfulness among the wide nationalist remains a transgression offence and counterproductive to o...