Ogun Crime Watch has called on the Nigeria Police Force to invite Nollywood actor, Kunle Afod, for questioning over what it described as deliberate circulation of misleading information and misrepresentation of events surrounding Friday’s road accident at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to the group, the timing of the actor’s video, in which he reportedly questioned the emergency response to the accident, raised serious concerns about his intentions and suggested an attempt to mislead the public about the Ogun State Government’s emergency response team’s intervention
In a statement by its President, Comrade Olumide Martin, the group said the state emergency response team arrived at the accident scene at 12:28 p.m. At the same time, Afod reportedly published his video at 12:29 p.m., barely one minute after the team’s arrival.
Ogun Crime Watch said the timeline raised questions about the actor’s claims and the circumstances surrounding the production and publication of the video, particularly when emergency responders were already at the scene attending to the victims.
It alleged that the video appeared calculated to create a negative impression about the government’s response, undermine public confidence in the emergency management system and advance a political narrative favourable to opposition interests.
The group further alleged that the actor’s intervention bore the imprint of partisan political communication, adding that public safety and the...
Ogun Crime Watch has called on the Nigeria Police Force to invite Nollywood actor, Kunle Afod, for questioning over what it described as deliberate circulation of misleading information and misrep...