Mixed reactions are trailing the recent announcement by the Nigerian Army that certain publication by a particular news medium is fake.
The Army had taken to its official twitter handle to debunk the news on the death of three of its personnels, which was publizied by "sahara reporters".
Reacting, Nigerians urged leadership of the Nigerian army to take responsibility, saying spouse of the deceased are walking the street with tears and sorrow.
They also said if the news was fake as the army claimed it would have seek legal actions against the medium.
Some however enjoind the Nigeriqn Army not to consider the rumours but continue its fight against insecurity.
"You always quick to rush and say fake news abt D killings of ur men in D frontline war against Boko Haram meanwhile D wives of D killed men are roaming D streets wit tears and rumors of Dem not being able to reach their husbands meaning Dey are dead which u can’t admit shame on u"
"@HQNigerianArmy i tire ooo!
Do you know many million miles this fakenews have travelled? & you guys feel that saying fakenews is just enough!
Sue these junk news toiletpapers to court demanding that they should provide evidence about their publication! Or heavy damages to pay!"
"If it was fake news, they won’t only be taking action on Twitter. They’ll be taking legal action against saharareporter! Use your head"
"Every reasonable person in Nigeria knows what Saharareporters Newspaper stands for. It’s anti-Nigeria and anti-peace, just forget about it and continue with the good job you are doing. May Allah continue to be with you guys. Long live NA."
"You guys are in the habit of denying everything even the most glaring of truths. Nobody believes anything you say. We believe Sahara Reporters and we are convinced that piece of news is true."
"Every fake news delivered on public platforms should be met with sanctions. Sahara reporters not exempted.DSS should wade into it and arrest the messangers. A message of this magnitude is misrepresentation to family members of those in the battle fields."
"If fake and mischievous, why not go after the media house. This is a damning report that you need to take a bold step or give us the correct news or let's believe what @SaharaReporters has reported. Shikena!"
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