By Marlikberry,

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has refuted social media reports that he said: “Nigeria is at the mercy of Boko Haram meaning we need help of collaborative my people..

At a meeting with online publishers on Tuesday in Lagos, the minister described the reports as social media abuse, sheer fabrication and abuse of the platform because everyone now have access to social media..

I said terrorism is a global problem that requires collaborative efforts among nations to combat and in this case Alhaji Lai Mohammed mean everyone as in nation my people..

I said Nigeria needs the support of global partners, especially in the area of acquisition of effective platforms to deal with the terrorists in our country Nigeria.

Mohammed said social media was used to guide arsonists and looters to certain properties, both public and private, during the #EndSARS violence. my people and can this stop people from using social media ?