Boko Haram ‘Targeting’ VIPs Houses, Not Vice President’s House – Presidency Corrects

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Boko Haram ‘Targeting’ VIPs Houses, Not Vice President’s House – Presidency Corrects

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, on Thursday night denied report that the Federal Government has uncovered plans by Boko Haram to bomb the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s house.


He said in a statement that there was typographical error in the talking point circulated to journalists at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting.


According to him, the aspect of ‘house of the
vice president’ in the talking point should have
read ‘houses of VIPs’.


The statement reads: “A press briefing note
circulated today by the Secretariat of the
National Economic Council, NEC, contains a
typo on the very last line of the last paragraph.


“That paragraph should read ‘The Vice
President also disclosed that security reports
has it that scavengers are now being prepared
by insurgents to dump refuse laden with bombs
in the houses of VIPs.’


“The last line erroneously says ‘in the house of
the Vice President.’ Please take note of the
correction.


“The 59th NEC meeting was presided over by
the Vice President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo, earlier
Thursday,” It stated.
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