EndSARS: We’re hunted by violence on policemen, says Lai Mohammed- Lai Mohammed has lamented attacks on policemen during the EndSARS protest - The minister of information and culture regretted that fake news during the protest was fuelled by social media - The minister added that currently, many officers are afraid to identify themselves as belonging to the Nigerian Police Force PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The federal government on Saturday, December 5. blamed fakes news propelled by social media as the reason policemen in the country now have low morale. This position was put forward by the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was stated that fake reports flooded social media during the nationwide EndSARS protest that witnessed a lot of attacks on personnel of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). Mohammed said that the result of this now is that most police officers are afraid to identify with the force and are even scared of putting on their uniforms, Vanguard reports. Read also The Lekki protest, deaths and matter arising by Bernard Balogun He added: In his conversation with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, the minister although admitted that the protest was aimed at ending police brutality in the country, it was hijacked by hoodlums. He went on: Read also EndSARS: Policemen are afraid to wear their uniforms - Lai Mohammed tells Nigerians what to do PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Meanwhile, the Department of State Services (DSS) has sent a message to the nation. The director-general of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, on Saturday, December 5, stated that the force would not allow unpatriotic elements in the nation to jeopardise or even destroy its unity. Bichi made this declaration in Abuja during the graduation ceremony for participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 13), at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS). Read also Boko Haram, Banditry: Don't be afraid, we're in control - Military assures Nigerians Buhari should put an end to banditry, unrest in Zamfara - Nigerians cry - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Lai Mohammed has lamented attacks on policemen during the EndSARS protest - The minister of information and culture regretted that fake news during the protest was fuelled by social media - The minister added that currently, many officers are afraid to identify themselves as belonging to the Nigerian Police Force PAY ATTENTION PAY ATTENTION “Now, this is hunting all of us. Wittingly or unwittingly, we have succeeded in scaring policemen off their beats. Today, many of them are even afraid to wear their uniform. And the result has not been pleasant, in terms of security of life and property." “The issue of how fake news and disinformation aggravated the EndSARS crisis has dominated our previous meetings with various stakeholders. We have no doubt that fake news and disinformation fuelled the crisis. "But we are also not surprised. This is because, since 2017, we have been raising the alarm about the dangers of social media abuse. In 2017, we dedicated that year’s National Council on Information to the issue of fake news, hate speech and disinformation. The following year, in 2018, we launched the “Now, our fears about the abuse of social media, and specifically the dangers posed by fake news and disinformation, have come to pass. “During the protest and the subsequent violence, fake news and disinformation were the order of the day. Social media was used for mobilization, and it was also used to guide arsonists and looters to properties, both public and private, which were targeted for attack."