Umahi Disowns Social Media Video Recordings Banning Newsmen For Life

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday, debunked the audio and video recordings on the social media where he allegedly banned two newsmen for life for publishing false reports.
Our correspondent reports that the government had been having running battles with the Vanguard and The Sun correspondents in the state over alleged publishing of certain reports about the state.
Mr Chijioke Agwu of The Sun newspapers was arrested by security operatives on April 19, over his report on Lassa fever ravaging the state while Mr Peter Okutu of Vanguard was arrested on April 21, over his report on the invasion of Ohaukwu Local Government Area by the military.
The governor in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze, described the audio and video recordings as ‘doctored’ aimed at misleading the public.
Nwaze said the two newsmen’s reports raised alarm and caused panic in the midst of the fight against COVID-19.
“There is no case of confirmed death caused by Lassa fever recently in Ebonyi neither was there any killing by the Nigerian military last weekend in the state”.