Following his invitation by the Police over allegation that he was behind the viral video showing Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, struggling to read a speech at a public event in Kano, Aminu Nurudeen, a journalist with Liberty Television, has reportedly gone into hiding.
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The police authorities had explained away the embarrassing video saying it was doctored and made available a copy, which it claimed was authentic.
However, in the said ‘authentic’ video, a scene where a police officer is seen trying to help the IGP to get his act together in the other clip is missing given rise to speculation that the authorities were lying through their teeth.
All the journalists who were at the Kano event on Wednesday and witness Idris’ faux pas were said to have been told by the police in certain terms not to report the incident, an order Aminu did not heed as he posted the video on Liberty Television’s social media.
The video has drawn Idris opprobrium.
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, in his reaction to the video on Twitter, urged Nigerians to pray for Idris.
He said, “Our IG of Police needs prayers and we must treat him with compassion. What happened to him whilst reading his infamous “transmission” speech was not ordinary. He is the victim of dark spirits and satanic forces. We must not gloat over it or laugh at him. Instead we must pray for him.”
A former head of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, said the IG might be suffering from dyslexia.
@JoeAbah, he tweeted, “If this video is genuine, I’ve been advised the IG may be dyslexic. If that is the case, it is no laughing matter, and not something he should be ridiculed for. A lot of kids are dyslexic. We must ensure that they are not bullied or stigmatised. They too can become IG of Police.”
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