Mujallar-CITAD-RADIO-Vol-1-issue-4

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A Civil Society Organisation, Center for  Information  Technology and Development (CITAD) said hate speech and fake news continue to threaten the peace, unity and corporate existence of Nigeria.

CITAD Executive Director,  Yunusa Ya’u made the remarks at a news conference on Thursday in Kano during a book lunch titled “context and content in hate speech discourse in Nigeria and the comprised state” saying a vast number of people believed the messages from social media which is a threat to national security.

Ya’u, noted that the purpose of the presentation of the Books was to validate the research and the major output of drafting a Journalists’ Guide Book on “Unraveling Fake News and Countering Hate Speech in Nigeria.

‘’The spread of hate speech and fake news pose a lot of threat to the quality of public discourse, political system, sound policy outcomes and national cohesion,’’ Yau added.

He added that some of the crises bedevilling the country can be traced to fake news and hate speech.

He called on the stakeholders to look into the matter as hate speech and fake news which are  spread through the media, saying that  public trust in the media is negatively affected, thus the high level of public distrust and scepticism of the media.”

According to him, “creating a ‘Fact-Check’ platform that is accessible to the public is necessary.

The Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development CITAD, Mallam Yunusa Z Ya’u has said that the fight against insecurity in Nigeria would not succeed with fighting corruption holistically among various agencies of government

Mallam Ya’u stated this during two book presentations authored by the center titled “The Compromised State: How Corruption Sustains Insecurity in Nigeria” and Context and Content in Hate Speech Discourse in Nigeria”.

He said hate speech and corruption has immensely fuelled the security challenges facing the country presently and that only addressing them will bring peace and security to the nation.

He said as a result of corruption in the security sector, many heads of security agencies want to remain in power for the conflicts to continue.

The Director further recommended that the fight against corruption should not remain within the federal government agencies alone, and that the state government should also be part of the machinery to fight corruption.

While urging leaders, government officials and other relevant stakeholders to read and act on the recommendations made by the books, he also charged them to mobilize the fight against corruption among the citizens.

“Government should strive to fight against corruption among the citizens, not just talking about huge amounts of money all the time. They should change the language they are using when it comes to corruption. There is corruption in the family, among friends and other places.”

He advocates that Civil Society Organizations and the media should also begin to pay attention to local contents so that corruption can be addressed at inception level.

The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has advice that the federal government should deploy technology and intelligence to track down bandits and insurgents disturbing the country.

The Center said it see no reason why that bandits and insurgents will use intelligence and technology to attack people and kidnap innocent citizens while the country’s security sector cannot use the same way and track them.

Speaking through its Executive Director, Y.Z Ya’u, during a Press Conference in Kano on Wednesday, the center said in today’s world the use of technology and intelligence is necessary by army and intelligence agencies not just bow and arrow approach.

It added that “embracing digital technology is about equipping and reequipping our army and intelligence agencies who have been underequipped now for quite some times.”

CITAD further recommended that drones should be use to locate and eliminate insurgents and bandits, monitoring their movements and activities, and tracking supplies and logistics, in addition to tracking money movement to see how they are funded.

It however urged that government should develop use of technology for counter insurgency plan and strategy, and also develop a full characterization of insurgents use of social media and track down their conversations.

Daraktan Cibiyar Bunƙasa Fasahar Sadarwa da Cigaban Al’umma CITAD, Injinya Yunusa Ya’u ya bayyana cewa cin hanci da rashawa da kuma kalaman ɓatanci ne ƙara rura wutar rikici a Najeriya.

Injiniya Yunusa Ya’u ya bayyana hakan ne a yau Alhamis a lokacin da ya ke gabatar da wasu littafai da cibiyar ta wallafa. Littattafan da su ka haɗa da The Compromised State: How Corruption Sustains Insecurity in Nigeria” da kuma Context and Content in Hate Speech Discourse in Nigeria”

Littafi na farko ya mayar da hankali ne akan yadda cin hanci da rashawa ke ƙara rura wutar rikicin da ke faruwa a Najeriya, sai kuma na biyun wanda ya mayar da hakali akan illar da kalaman batanci kan haifar a cikin al’umma tare da kawo rashin zaman lafiya.

Daraktan ya ce kalaman ɓatanci da cin hanci da rashawa su ne ke ƙara rura wutar rikici a Najeriya, kuma abu ne mai wahala a samu nasara akan yaƙin da ake da ayyukan ta’addanci muddin ba a yaki wadannan abubuwa ba to abu ne mai wahala a samu zaman lafiya da cigaba.

Injinya Yunusa Ya’u ya ce a dalilin cin hanci da rashawa da ya mamaye ɓangaren tsaron kasar nan ya sanya masu riƙe da shugabancin ɓangaren ke fatan ganin an cigaba da samun rashin kwanciyar hankali domin kawai su dawwama akan mulkin gurin.

Hakazalika, daraktan ya ƙara da cewa bai kamata al’amarin yaƙi da cin hanci da rashawa ya zama aikin gwamnatin tarayya kaɗai ba, ya dace jihohi su kasance suna taka rawa wajen yaƙi da wannan mummunar ɗabi’ar.

A ƙarshe Injiniya Yunusa Ya’u ya yi kira ga kafafen yaɗa labarai da kungiyoyin sa kai da su mayar da hankali waje fito da abubuwan da za su wayar da kan jama’a akan irin haɗarin da tattare da cin da rashawa tun daga tushe tare da buƙatar gwamnati da ta yi amfani da abin da aka rubuta a cikin littattafan.

Babban daraktan Cibiyar Bunƙasa Fasahar Sadarwa da Cigaban Al’umma CITAD, Mallam Yunusa Ya’u ya bayyana cewa yaƙi da matsalar tsaro da gwamnatin tarayyar Najeriya ta ke yi ba zai taɓa yin nasara ba muddin akwai cin hanci da rashawa a tsakanin ma’aikatu da jami’an gwamanati.

Malam Yunusa Ya’u ya bayyana hakan ne a yau Alhamis a lokacin da ya ke gabatar da wasu littafai da cibiyar ta wallafa. Littattafan da su ka haɗa da The Compromised State: How Corruption Sustains Insecurity in Nigeria” da kuma Context and Content in Hate Speech Discourse in Nigeria”.

Littattafan da aka rubuta su cikin harshen Ingilishi, inda littafi na farko ya mayar da hankali ne akan yadda cin hanci da rashawa ke ƙara rura wutar rikicin da ke faruwa a Najeriya, sai kuma dayan wanda ya mayar da hakali akan illar da kalaman batanci kan haifar a cikin al’umma tare da kawo tashin – tashina.

Babban daraktan ya ce kalaman ɓatanci da cin hanci da rashawa su na ƙara rura wutar rikici a Najeriya, kuma abu ne mai wahala a samu nasara akan yaƙin da ake da ayyukan ta’addanci muddin ba a yaki wadannan abubuwa ba to abu ne mai wahala a samu zaman lafiya da cigaba.

Malam Yunusa Ya’u ya ce a sakamakon cin hanci da rashawa a ɓangaren tsaron kasar nan ya sanya masu riƙe da ɓangaren ke burin ganin an cigaba da samun rashin kwanciyar hankali domin kawai su dawwama akan shugabancin.

Hakazalika, babban daraktan ya ce al’amarin yaƙi da cin hanci da rashawa bai kamata ya zama aikin gwamnatin tarayya kaɗai ba, ya kamata jihohi su kasance suna taka rawa wajen yaƙi da wannan mummunar ɗabi’ar.

Haka kuma ya buƙaci masu riƙe da mukaman gwamnati da kuma jagororin al’umma da su yi ƙoƙari su karanta wadannan littattafai domin hakan zai sanya musu karsashin yaki da cin hanci da rashawa.

A ƙarshe ya yi kira ga kafafen yaɗa labarai da kungiyoyin sa kai da su himmatu wajen zakulo abubuwan da za su wayar da kan al’umma akan haɗarin da tattare da cin da rashawa tun daga tushe.