Major Gen Bashir Magashi (Rtd), the minister of defense, has stated that “no propaganda, blackmail, or fake news directed at him or the military will discourage the armed forces from engaging vehemently with anyone or organization whose intention is to derail the sacrosanct May 29th deadline for the president-elect.
He made this known in a statement signed by the Special Assistant, Media to the Minister, Mohammad Abdulkadir, and titled, “Fake News; Re: Known Drug Lord As C-in-C, An Insult To Military. Minister of Defence Distances Self From Drug Lord Story, Says It’s Fake, False”
The Minister, who spoke against the backdrop of a book titled, “known drug lord as C-in-c an Insult to Military,” allegedly attributed to him, said that the book “is a waste of time to concoct false news against a man of proven integrity like him at a time when he is primarily responsible for overseeing the military’s constitutional role in the defense of the country’s democracy.”