News of stray bullet hitting journalists one-sided – Kano govt

The Kano State Government has assured the information of media practitioners successful the state, claiming they are highly protected.

The comments are successful absorption to the stray slug incidental connected a writer wrong the premises of the authorities house.

The Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, who described the reported incidental arsenic one-sided, claimed successful a property connection that journalists are not nether menace successful the authorities house.

He said, “the attraction of the Kano State authorities has been drawn to a one-sided media study connected societal media revealing that a journalist, with the state-owned tv station, attached to the authorities location was deed by a stray bullet.

“The incident, which occurred amidst a flurry of misinformation, sparked wide interest and speculation regarding the information of journalists covering events astatine the authorities house.

“However, the authorities would similar to emphatically accidental that journalists are not nether menace successful the Kano authorities house. It is, however, worthy of enactment to caution journalists to guarantee credible sources portion reporting immoderate improvement and debar unnecessary sensation that tin mislead the public.”

Sunusi notes, “For clarity purposes, Naziru Yau, the newsman of the authorities tv presumption was not deed by immoderate stray bullet.

Instead, helium sustained injuries from the metallic debris emanating from an ongoing operation astatine the Kano State Government House, an country that has been barricaded for caution.”

“The information of the incidental emerged erstwhile aesculapian professionals astatine the authorities location session disclosed the existent quality of Mr Naziru’s injuries.”

He added that the journalist, Mr Naziru, expressed gratitude for the punctual aesculapian attraction helium received and thanked well-wishers for their interest during his recovery.

“Let maine stress the request for journalists to stay vigilant portion carrying retired their duties, particularly successful environments wherever operation activities airs imaginable hazards.”

“We thereby dispel immoderate rumours that had sparked outrage and telephone for accrued information measures for journalists covering delicate events.”

“We besides request to underscore the value of close reporting and thorough probe successful mitigating misinformation and maintaining nationalist trust.

In effect to the incident, Sanusi Bature, the Director General of Press astatine the Kano State Government House, assured the nationalist of the government’s committedness to ensuring the information of each individuals wrong the premises and the authorities successful general.

”As investigations proceed into the circumstances surrounding the incident, we impulse the nationalist to refrain from spreading unsubstantiated claims and to trust connected verified accusation from credible sources.