The Management of Thisday Newspaper has alerted the public to circulation of a fake version of the digital edition making the rounds on some social media platforms.
In a statement Managing Director of the Newspaper, Eniola Bello said the fake edition with the headline: “Shocking: Uzodinma declares Free Marriage Between Fulani Settlers and Imo Ladies”, is being circulated on WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms.
Bello stated that THISDAY at no time published the said story.
“Our lead story on Friday, August 27 was, “Buhari Elated as NNPC Breaks Jinx, Declares N287bn Profit, First in 44 Years”.
The paper said: “Sadly, these merchants of fake news have chosen to leverage on the credibility and integrity of THISDAY to ply their trade.
“We completely reject this poor attempt by some unscrupulous people at impersonating our brand and identity in pursuit of whatever agenda they may have, by seeking to disseminate fake news to members of the public as emanating from THISDAY.
“For the avoidance of doubt, readers can easily verify our Friday publication from the print edition, or online (www.thisdaylive.com). We therefore call on members of the public who may have unwittingly fell for the cloned digital copy to disregard it and treat it with the utmost contempt it deserves,” the statement read.
He called on security agencies to help unmask the counterfeiters behind this forgery and bring them to book.
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