The report that bandits operated at Imota area of Lagos State has drawn reaction from the local authorities.
GBEDU 100.1FM had in a radio broadcast aired that two schoolgirls were killed during a bandit attack on a primary school in the community.
The report which gained traction online was also accompanied by a viral video.
It went on to spark concern which has now been allayed by the management of GBEDU 100.1FM and the Executive Chairman of Imota LCDA, Benson Sunday Ayodele.
The latter in a statement rubbished the report saying it’s false, misleading and unfounded.
“The attention of the Imota Local Council Development Area has been drawn to a viral video being circulated by GBEDU 100.1FM and across some social media platforms, alleging that two girls were killed at a primary school in Imota LCDA.
“We wish to state categorically that the information contained in the video is false, misleading, and entirely unfounded. There is no verified report, official record, or credible security information confirming the alleged incident within Imota LCDA,” Ayodele declared.
He proceeded to say that there’s a pattern in which peddlers of fake news spread unverified information and engaged in recycling viral reports, which are deliberately taken out of context to cause panic and disrupting public peace.
On its part, GBEDU 100.1FM management retracted itself in a formal apology in which it admitted that the report was broadcast without adequate verification.
During our live phone-in segment, we received calls from listeners alleging that ‘Imota is on fire’ and that ‘bandits are in a public school’ with ‘two girls affected’.
“In the urgency to inform, the information was aired without full verification from security agencies and community leaders,” the statement signed by the station’s Chairman and Programmes Director, Dayo Ajiteru, read partly.
